Somalia vs World: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Somalia
19.5%
in 2024
World
6.7%
in 2024
Somalia rank
5th
World rank
5th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Somalia
- World
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 19.5% against 6.7% in World, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 5th and World ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.9% | 16.4% | 4.5% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 14.0% | 6.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 11.7% | 8.0% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 9.0% | 10.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 7.1% | 12.2% | 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), Somalia or World?
- Somalia, at 19.5% against 6.7% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Somalia and World?
- 12.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and World rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 5th and World 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.