Greece vs Turkmenistan: Prevalence of overweight, female

Greece
54.7%
in 2022
Turkmenistan
54.1%
in 2022
Greece rank
99th
Turkmenistan rank
101st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Greece
  • Turkmenistan
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Greece currently reports 54.7% against 54.1% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 99th and Turkmenistan ranks 101st of 196 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 47.5% 31.9% 15.6% Greece
2000s 51.0% 40.5% 10.4% Greece
2010s 53.4% 49.1% 4.3% Greece
2020s 54.5% 53.5% 1.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Greece or Turkmenistan?
Greece, at 54.7% against 54.1% in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Greece and Turkmenistan?
0.6%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkmenistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Greece and Turkmenistan rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Greece ranks 99th 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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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.