Nauru vs Upper-middle income (World Bank): Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Nauru
89.2%
in 2024
Upper-middle income (World Bank)
49.4%
in 2024
Nauru rank
5th
Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank
5th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Nauru
  • Upper-middle income (World Bank)
20406080100198020022024

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 89.2% against 49.4% in Upper-middle income (World Bank), a difference of 39.8%.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.8 times Upper-middle income (World Bank)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 5th and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th of 198 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Upper-middle income (World Bank) Difference Ahead
1980s 90.8% 17.6% 73.2% Nauru
1990s 90.9% 23.6% 67.3% Nauru
2000s 89.3% 31.4% 57.9% Nauru
2010s 88.8% 40.4% 48.4% Nauru
2020s 89.1% 47.6% 41.5% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Nauru or Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
Nauru, at 89.2% against 49.4% in Upper-middle income (World Bank) as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Nauru and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
39.8%, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Nauru ranks 5th and Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 5th 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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