Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Morocco
54.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
55.7%
in 2024
Morocco rank
107th
Papua New Guinea rank
105th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Morocco
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 55.7% against 54.8% in Morocco, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 105th of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 33.8% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 41.0% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 47.1% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 51.8% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.9% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
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), Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 55.7% against 54.8% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Morocco ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 105th 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.