Belize vs Iraq: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Belize
73.5%
in 2024
Iraq
72.9%
in 2024
Belize rank
18th
Iraq rank
21st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Belize
- Iraq
How they compare
Belize currently reports 73.5% against 72.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Belize ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 45.8% | 5.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 53.7% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 62.0% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.2% | 0.4% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Belize or Iraq?
- Belize, at 73.5% against 72.9% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Belize and Iraq?
- 0.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Iraq rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Belize ranks 18th and Iraq ranks 21st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.