Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, female
Cape Verde
55.8%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
56.2%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
94th
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Cape Verde
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 56.2% against 55.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 38.5% | 13.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 45.6% | 8.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 51.6% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 55.6% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 56.2% against 55.8% in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 94th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd 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.