Iraq vs New Zealand: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Iraq
69.8%
in 2024
New Zealand
69.5%
in 2024
Iraq rank
34th
New Zealand rank
35th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Iraq
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 69.8% against 69.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 40.5% | 1.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 51.9% | 3.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 61.9% | 4.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 66.7% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 68.9% | 0.0% | 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), Iraq or New Zealand?
- Iraq, at 69.8% against 69.5% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Iraq and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and New Zealand rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Iraq ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.