Afghanistan vs Singapore: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Afghanistan
47.9%
in 2024
Singapore
47.7%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
132nd
Singapore rank
133rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Afghanistan
- Singapore
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 47.9% against 47.7% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Singapore ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 23.8% | 17.0% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 27.0% | 14.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 31.0% | 9.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 37.8% | 4.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 45.5% | 0.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Afghanistan or Singapore?
- Afghanistan, at 47.9% against 47.7% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Singapore rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Singapore ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.