Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Iraq or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 78.0% against 77.9% in Iraq as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Iraq and Marshall Islands?

0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Iraq vs Marshall Islands: Prevalence of overweight, female

Iraq

77.9%

in 2022

Marshall Islands

78.0%

in 2022

Iraq rank

14th

Marshall Islands rank

13th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Iraq
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 78.0% against 77.9% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Iraq ranks 14th and Marshall Islands ranks 13th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.3%	74.8%	17.5%	Marshall Islands
2000s	65.8%	76.5%	10.6%	Marshall Islands
2010s	73.1%	77.3%	4.2%	Marshall Islands
2020s	77.3%	77.9%	0.6%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Iraq or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 78.0% against 77.9% in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Marshall Islands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Marshall Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Iraq ranks 14th and Marshall Islands ranks 13th 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: 17 September 2026

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.