Egypt vs Palau: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Egypt
42.8%
in 2024
Palau
42.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
15th
Palau rank
17th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Palau
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.8% against 42.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Palau ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 27.6% | 12.8% | Palau |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 34.4% | 13.0% | Palau |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 39.0% | 9.5% | Palau |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 40.9% | 3.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Egypt or Palau?
- Egypt, at 42.8% against 42.1% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Egypt and Palau?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Palau rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Palau ranks 17th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.