Singapore vs Thailand: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Singapore
47.7%
in 2024
Thailand
47.1%
in 2024
Singapore rank
133rd
Thailand rank
136th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Singapore
- Thailand
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 47.7% against 47.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 13.6% | 10.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 20.7% | 6.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 28.7% | 2.3% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.7% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 45.2% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Singapore or Thailand?
- Singapore, at 47.7% against 47.1% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Singapore and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Singapore ranks 133rd and Thailand ranks 136th 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.