Maldives vs Sierra Leone: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Maldives
5.9%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
5.8%
in 2024
Maldives rank
64th
Sierra Leone rank
66th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Maldives
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.9% against 5.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.3% | 18.7% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 15.7% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.2% | 3.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.3% | 2.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 0.7% | 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 Sierra Leone?
- Maldives, at 5.9% against 5.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sierra Leone rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Maldives ranks 64th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th 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.