Kuwait vs Other small states: Prevalence of overweight, female
Kuwait
77.9%
in 2022
Other small states
49.4%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
15th
Other small states rank
18th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Kuwait
- Other small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 77.9% against 49.4% in Other small states, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Other small states ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 36.1% | 36.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 41.4% | 36.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 45.9% | 32.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 48.9% | 29.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Kuwait or Other small states?
- Kuwait, at 77.9% against 49.4% in Other small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Kuwait and Other small states?
- 28.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Other small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Other small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Other small states ranks 18th 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.