Low income vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of overweight, female

Low income
31.6%
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
69.7%
in 2022
Low income rank
43rd
United Arab Emirates rank
46th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Low income
  • United Arab Emirates
204060199020062022

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 69.7% against 31.6% in Low income, a difference of 38.1%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.2 times Low income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 43 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 13.7% 63.2% 49.4% United Arab Emirates
2000s 19.6% 67.6% 48.0% United Arab Emirates
2010s 26.0% 69.1% 43.1% United Arab Emirates
2020s 30.7% 69.6% 38.9% United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low income or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 69.7% against 31.6% in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Low income and United Arab Emirates?
38.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and United Arab Emirates?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Low income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Low income ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th 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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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.