Gambia vs Namibia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Gambia
12.5%
in 2024
Namibia
12.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
19th
Namibia rank
18th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Gambia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.9% against 12.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 20.5% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 19.1% | 1.3% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 14.8% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 13.2% | 0.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Gambia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 12.9% against 12.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Gambia and Namibia?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Gambia ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 18th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.