Ireland vs Maldives: Prevalence of overweight, female
Ireland
60.7%
in 2022
Maldives
59.4%
in 2022
Ireland rank
72nd
Maldives rank
75th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Ireland
- Maldives
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 60.7% against 59.4% in Maldives, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 75th of 196 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8% | 27.0% | 18.7% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 38.1% | 14.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 50.3% | 7.2% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 58.3% | 2.0% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Ireland or Maldives?
- Ireland, at 60.7% against 59.4% in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Ireland and Maldives?
- 1.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Maldives?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Ireland ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 75th 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.