Madagascar vs Timor-Leste: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Madagascar
17.8%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
20.7%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
7th
Timor-Leste rank
4th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Madagascar
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 20.7% against 17.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 198 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 30.4% | 8.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 27.2% | 6.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 25.2% | 5.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 23.1% | 4.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 21.1% | 3.2% | Timor-Leste |
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), Madagascar or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 20.7% against 17.8% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Madagascar and Timor-Leste?
- 2.9%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Timor-Leste rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Madagascar ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 4th 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.