Kiribati vs Kuwait: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kiribati
76.8%
in 2024
Kuwait
77.1%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
11th
Kuwait rank
10th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 77.1% against 76.8% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kiribati ranks 11th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.4% | 58.9% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 68.1% | 1.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 74.7% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 77.1% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 77.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
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), Kiribati or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 77.1% against 76.8% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Kuwait rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kiribati ranks 11th 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.