Bahrain vs Iraq: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Bahrain
69.3%
in 2024
Iraq
69.8%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
36th
Iraq rank
34th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Bahrain
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.8% against 69.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Bahrain ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 34th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.4% | 42.3% | 2.9% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 48.9% | 1.6% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 57.5% | 1.4% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 64.9% | 0.7% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 69.0% | 0.6% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Bahrain or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 69.8% against 69.3% in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bahrain and Iraq?
- 0.5%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Iraq?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Iraq rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 34th 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.