Bahamas vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, female

Bahamas
81.2%
in 2022
Small states
56.8%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
9th
Small states rank
12th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Bahamas
  • Small states
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 81.2% against 56.8% in Small states, a difference of 24.4%.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

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

Bahamas ranks 9th and Small states ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 55.5% 42.6% 12.9% Bahamas
2000s 66.5% 48.5% 18.0% Bahamas
2010s 75.5% 53.3% 22.3% Bahamas
2020s 80.5% 56.3% 24.2% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahamas or Small states?
Bahamas, at 81.2% against 56.8% in Small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahamas and Small states?
24.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Small states?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Bahamas ranks 9th and Small states 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

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

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.