Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Guatemala
2.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Guatemala
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
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), Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Guatemala ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th 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.