Fiji vs New Zealand: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Fiji
67.8%
in 2024
New Zealand
67.7%
in 2024
Fiji rank
39th
New Zealand rank
41st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Fiji
- New Zealand
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 67.8% against 67.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.1% | 40.8% | 5.3% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 51.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 60.3% | 3.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 65.1% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 67.2% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
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), Fiji or New Zealand?
- Fiji, at 67.8% against 67.7% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Fiji and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Fiji ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st 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.