Panama vs Puerto Rico: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Panama
2.4%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
2.5%
in 2024
Panama rank
123rd
Puerto Rico rank
121st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
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), Panama or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Panama ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 121st 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.