Bahamas vs Micronesia (country): Prevalence of overweight, female
Bahamas
81.2%
in 2022
Micronesia (country)
78.4%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
9th
Micronesia (country) rank
12th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bahamas
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 81.2% against 78.4% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 2.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 9th and Micronesia (country) ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 74.3% | 18.8% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 76.4% | 9.9% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 77.6% | 2.0% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 78.3% | 2.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahamas or Micronesia (country)?
- Bahamas, at 81.2% against 78.4% in Micronesia (country) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahamas and Micronesia (country)?
- 2.8%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Micronesia (country)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Micronesia (country) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bahamas ranks 9th and Micronesia (country) ranks 12th of 196 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.