Israel vs Papua New Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Israel
55.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
55.6%
in 2024
Israel rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
114th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Israel
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 55.8% against 55.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.7% | 34.8% | 11.9% | Israel |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 41.4% | 8.7% | Israel |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 47.3% | 7.9% | Israel |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 51.8% | 5.3% | Israel |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 54.8% | 1.3% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Israel or Papua New Guinea?
- Israel, at 55.8% against 55.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Papua New Guinea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Israel ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 114th 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.