Kuwait vs Marshall Islands: Prevalence of overweight, female

Kuwait
77.9%
in 2022
Marshall Islands
78.0%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
15th
Marshall Islands rank
13th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Kuwait
  • Marshall Islands
020406080199020062022

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Kuwait ranks 15th and Marshall Islands ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 73.0% 74.8% 1.8% Marshall Islands
2000s 77.7% 76.5% 1.2% Kuwait
2010s 78.2% 77.3% 0.9% Kuwait
2020s 77.9% 77.9% 0.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kuwait or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 78.0% against 77.9% in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kuwait and Marshall Islands?
0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Marshall Islands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Marshall Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Kuwait ranks 15th 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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About this data

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

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.