Iraq vs Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Iraq
72.9%
in 2024
Panama
73.2%
in 2024
Iraq rank
21st
Panama rank
19th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Iraq
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 73.2% against 72.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 21st and Panama ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.8% | 33.4% | 12.3% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 43.9% | 9.8% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 54.5% | 7.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 64.7% | 4.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 71.5% | 0.7% | Iraq |
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), Iraq or Panama?
- Panama, at 73.2% against 72.9% in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Iraq and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Panama rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 21st 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.