Kuwait vs Peru: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kuwait
0.9%
in 2024
Peru
1.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
189th
Peru rank
188th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 189th and Peru ranks 188th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kuwait and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Peru?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Peru rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 189th and Peru ranks 188th 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.