Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Arab World or Kiribati?

Kiribati, at 83.3% against 67.7% in Arab World as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kiribati?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Kiribati: Prevalence of overweight, female

Arab World

67.7%

in 2022

Kiribati

83.3%

in 2022

Arab World rank

4th

Kiribati rank

6th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Arab World
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 83.3% against 67.7% in Arab World, a difference of 15.6%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Arab World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 4th and Kiribati ranks 6th of 43 groups.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1990s	50.3%	69.8%	19.5%	Kiribati
2000s	58.6%	76.5%	18.0%	Kiribati
2010s	64.2%	80.7%	16.5%	Kiribati
2020s	67.2%	83.0%	15.8%	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Arab World or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 83.3% against 67.7% in Arab World as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Arab World and Kiribati?: 15.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kiribati?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Arab World and Kiribati rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Arab World ranks 4th and Kiribati ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit: % of female adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.