Turkmenistan vs Vanuatu: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Turkmenistan
21.2%
in 2024
Vanuatu
21.6%
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
118th
Vanuatu rank
115th

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Turkmenistan
  • Vanuatu
5101520198020022024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 21.6% against 21.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Turkmenistan ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 115th of 198 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkmenistan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 7.0% 10.5% 3.5% Vanuatu
1990s 8.5% 13.2% 4.7% Vanuatu
2000s 11.3% 15.7% 4.4% Vanuatu
2010s 15.6% 17.9% 2.3% Vanuatu
2020s 19.9% 20.8% 0.9% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Turkmenistan or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 21.6% against 21.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Turkmenistan and Vanuatu?
0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Vanuatu?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Turkmenistan and Vanuatu rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Turkmenistan ranks 118th and Vanuatu ranks 115th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Turkmenistan vs Vanuatu: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-kg-m2-crude-estimate-percent/turkmenistan/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-kg-m2-crude-estimate-percent/turkmenistan/vanuatu/">Turkmenistan vs Vanuatu: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed