Canada vs Turkmenistan: Prevalence of overweight, female
Canada
53.6%
in 2022
Turkmenistan
54.1%
in 2022
Canada rank
104th
Turkmenistan rank
101st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Canada
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 54.1% against 53.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 104th and Turkmenistan ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 31.9% | 12.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 40.5% | 9.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 49.1% | 3.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Canada or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 54.1% against 53.6% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Canada and Turkmenistan?
- 0.5%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkmenistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Turkmenistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Canada ranks 104th and Turkmenistan ranks 101st 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.