Niger vs Somalia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Niger
19.3%
in 2024
Somalia
19.5%
in 2024
Niger rank
6th
Somalia rank
5th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 19.5% against 19.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 19.7% | 0.7% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 19.0% | 0.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.3% | 0.4% | Somalia |
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), Niger or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 19.5% against 19.3% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Niger ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 5th 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.