Kiribati vs Kuwait: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kiribati
1.1%
in 2024
Kuwait
0.9%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
187th
Kuwait rank
189th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kiribati ranks 187th and Kuwait ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
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), Kiribati or Kuwait?
- Kiribati, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Kuwait rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 187th and Kuwait ranks 189th 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.