Egypt vs Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Egypt
73.1%
in 2024
Panama
73.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
20th
Panama rank
19th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 73.2% against 73.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Panama ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.9% | 33.4% | 13.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 43.9% | 12.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 54.5% | 11.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 64.7% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.5% | 1.3% | Egypt |
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), Egypt or Panama?
- Panama, at 73.2% against 73.1% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Egypt and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Panama rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Panama ranks 19th 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.