Palau vs Panama: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Palau
73.8%
in 2024
Panama
73.3%
in 2024
Palau rank
19th
Panama rank
20th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Palau
- Panama
How they compare
Palau currently reports 73.8% against 73.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 19th and Panama ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.3% | 30.9% | 32.4% | Palau |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 41.8% | 27.8% | Palau |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 53.6% | 19.3% | Palau |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 64.6% | 9.0% | Palau |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 71.7% | 2.2% | 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), Palau or Panama?
- Palau, at 73.8% against 73.3% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Palau and Panama?
- 0.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Panama rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Palau ranks 19th and Panama ranks 20th 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.