Low & middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Low & middle income
41.5%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
73.7%
in 2022
Low & middle income rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Saudi Arabia
20406080199020062022

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 73.7% against 41.5% in Low & middle income, a difference of 32.2%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 43 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 22.2% 64.2% 42.0% Saudi Arabia
2000s 28.4% 68.6% 40.3% Saudi Arabia
2010s 35.6% 71.8% 36.2% Saudi Arabia
2020s 40.7% 73.4% 32.7% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low & middle income or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 73.7% against 41.5% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
32.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Low & middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Low & middle income ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 43 groups.
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.