High income vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight, female
High income
49.8%
in 2022
Panama
75.9%
in 2022
High income rank
16th
Panama rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- High income
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 75.9% against 49.8% in High income, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 16th and Panama ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 47.2% | 5.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 58.3% | 12.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 68.7% | 20.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 75.0% | 25.5% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, High income or Panama?
- Panama, at 75.9% against 49.8% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between High income and Panama?
- 26.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Panama?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do High income and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- High income ranks 16th and Panama ranks 17th of 43 groups.
- 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.