Iceland vs Somalia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Iceland
48.2%
in 2022
Somalia
48.5%
in 2022
Iceland rank
123rd
Somalia rank
120th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Iceland
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 48.5% against 48.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 21.4% | 17.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 30.1% | 14.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 40.5% | 6.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 47.4% | 0.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Iceland or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 48.5% against 48.2% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Iceland and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Somalia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Iceland ranks 123rd and Somalia ranks 120th 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.