Kuwait vs Niue: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kuwait
0.9%
in 2024
Niue
0.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
189th
Niue rank
191st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Niue
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Niue, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Niue's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 189th and Niue ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
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), Kuwait or Niue?
- Kuwait, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Niue as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kuwait and Niue?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niue?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Niue rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 189th and Niue ranks 191st 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.