Australia vs Nicaragua: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Australia
66.9%
in 2024
Nicaragua
67.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Nicaragua rank
49th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Australia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 67.2% against 66.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 31.8% | 8.2% | Australia |
| 1990s | 51.5% | 41.5% | 9.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 51.9% | 8.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 60.5% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.9% | 0.4% | Australia |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 67.2% 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 Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Nicaragua rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Australia ranks 51st and Nicaragua ranks 49th 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.