Latvia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of overweight, female
Latvia
50.3%
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
52.6%
in 2022
Latvia rank
111th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
108th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Latvia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 52.6% against 50.3% in Latvia, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 21.7% | 22.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 33.3% | 13.3% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.3% | 4.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 51.4% | 1.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Latvia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 52.6% against 50.3% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Latvia ranks 111th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 108th 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.