Kuwait vs Micronesia (country): Prevalence of overweight, female
Kuwait
77.9%
in 2022
Micronesia (country)
78.4%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
15th
Micronesia (country) rank
12th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Kuwait
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 78.4% against 77.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Micronesia (country) ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 74.3% | 1.4% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 76.4% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.6% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 78.3% | 0.4% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kuwait or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 78.4% against 77.9% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kuwait and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.5%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Micronesia (country)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Micronesia (country) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Micronesia (country) ranks 12th 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.