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
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
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.