Guyana vs Suriname: Prevalence of overweight, female
Guyana
66.5%
in 2022
Suriname
67.2%
in 2022
Guyana rank
56th
Suriname rank
54th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 67.2% against 66.5% in Guyana, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 56th and Suriname ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.5% | 45.9% | 1.5% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 54.6% | 1.5% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 62.0% | 1.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 66.5% | 0.8% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 67.2% against 66.5% in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Guyana ranks 56th and Suriname ranks 54th 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.