Australia vs Lebanon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Australia
66.9%
in 2024
Lebanon
67.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Lebanon rank
50th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Australia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 67.0% against 66.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Lebanon ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 40.4% | 0.4% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 48.6% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 57.0% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 63.5% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 66.5% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Australia or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 67.0% against 66.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Australia and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lebanon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Lebanon rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Australia ranks 51st and Lebanon ranks 50th 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.