Kuwait vs Palau: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kuwait
40.4%
in 2024
Palau
40.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
22nd
Palau rank
20th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 40.5% against 40.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Kuwait ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.6% | 29.3% | 5.7% | Palau |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 34.4% | 3.3% | Palau |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 37.5% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 39.3% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Kuwait or Palau?
- Palau, at 40.5% against 40.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Kuwait and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Palau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Palau rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 20th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.