Maldives vs Morocco: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Maldives
5.9%
in 2024
Morocco
5.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
64th
Morocco rank
67th

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

  • Maldives
  • Morocco
510152025198020022024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

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

Maldives ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 67th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Morocco Difference Ahead
1980s 24.3% 8.5% 15.8% Maldives
1990s 20.1% 7.4% 12.7% Maldives
2000s 16.1% 6.4% 9.7% Maldives
2010s 11.1% 5.8% 5.3% Maldives
2020s 7.0% 5.5% 1.4% Maldives

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), Maldives or Morocco?
Maldives, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Maldives and Morocco?
0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Morocco?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Morocco rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Maldives ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 67th 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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