Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of overweight, female

Bhutan
53.2%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
52.6%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
105th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
108th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 53.2% against 52.6% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Bhutan ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 17.8% 21.7% 3.8% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 29.2% 33.3% 4.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 42.6% 44.3% 1.7% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 51.8% 51.4% 0.4% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bhutan, at 53.2% against 52.6% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.6%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Bhutan ranks 105th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th 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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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.