Belize vs Palau: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Belize
73.0%
in 2024
Palau
73.8%
in 2024
Belize rank
22nd
Palau rank
19th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Belize
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 73.8% against 73.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 63.3% | 27.1% | Palau |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 69.6% | 22.6% | Palau |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 72.9% | 14.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 73.6% | 6.6% | Palau |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 73.9% | 2.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Belize or Palau?
- Palau, at 73.8% against 73.0% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Belize and Palau?
- 0.8%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Palau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Palau rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Belize ranks 22nd and Palau ranks 19th 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.