Chile vs Kuwait: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Chile
80.2%
in 2024
Kuwait
77.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Kuwait rank
10th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Chile currently reports 80.2% against 77.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Chile ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 58.9% | 19.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 68.1% | 17.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 62.2% | 74.7% | 12.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 77.1% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.2% | 1.5% | Chile |
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), Chile or Kuwait?
- Chile, at 80.2% against 77.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Chile and Kuwait?
- 3.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Chile ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th 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.