Chile vs Kuwait: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Chile
81.4%
in 2024
Kuwait
79.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
9th
Kuwait rank
10th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Chile
- Kuwait
How they compare
Chile currently reports 81.4% against 79.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Chile ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.4% | 55.6% | 19.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 66.4% | 16.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 72.6% | 10.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 78.4% | 5.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.5% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Chile or Kuwait?
- Chile, at 81.4% against 79.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Chile and Kuwait?
- 2.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kuwait rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Chile ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 10th 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.