Bahrain vs Euro area: Prevalence of overweight, female

Bahrain
72.8%
in 2022
Euro area
41.2%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
29th
Euro area rank
26th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Bahrain
  • Euro area
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 72.8% against 41.2% in Euro area, a difference of 31.6%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.

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

Bahrain ranks 29th and Euro area ranks 26th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Euro area Difference Ahead
1990s 54.8% 41.3% 13.5% Bahrain
2000s 63.7% 42.7% 21.0% Bahrain
2010s 69.4% 42.2% 27.3% Bahrain
2020s 72.4% 41.4% 31.1% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bahrain or Euro area?
Bahrain, at 72.8% against 41.2% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bahrain and Euro area?
31.6%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Euro area?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Euro area rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Bahrain ranks 29th and Euro area ranks 26th 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.