Guinea-Bissau vs Viet Nam: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Guinea-Bissau
10.3%
in 2024
Viet Nam
11.0%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
31st
Viet Nam rank
29th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 11.0% against 10.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 29th of 198 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 18.3% 36.8% 18.5% Viet Nam
1990s 16.0% 31.9% 15.9% Viet Nam
2000s 13.3% 25.8% 12.5% Viet Nam
2010s 11.1% 17.7% 6.5% Viet Nam
2020s 10.4% 12.1% 1.7% Viet Nam

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), Guinea-Bissau or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 11.0% against 10.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Guinea-Bissau and Viet Nam?
0.7%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Viet Nam?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Viet Nam rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 29th 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.

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Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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