Palau vs Saudi Arabia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Palau
71.4%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
71.8%
in 2024
Palau rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Palau
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 71.8% against 71.4% in Palau, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 56.3% | 9.0% | Palau |
| 1990s | 70.0% | 60.7% | 9.2% | Palau |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 65.8% | 5.8% | Palau |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 70.0% | 1.9% | Palau |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
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), Palau or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 71.8% against 71.4% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Palau and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Saudi Arabia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Palau ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.