Bangladesh vs Nepal: Prevalence of overweight, female
Bangladesh
33.4%
in 2022
Nepal
34.1%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
169th
Nepal rank
167th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 34.1% against 33.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 167th of 196 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 11.7% | 1.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 23.3% | 1.0% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 32.7% | 0.7% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 34.1% against 33.4% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 167th 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.