Lower middle income vs Palau: Prevalence of overweight, female
Lower middle income
39.5%
in 2022
Palau
72.7%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
28th
Palau rank
31st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Lower middle income
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 72.7% against 39.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 33.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 28th and Palau ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 71.7% | 55.6% | Palau |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 72.7% | 49.0% | Palau |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 72.7% | 40.2% | Palau |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 72.7% | 34.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Lower middle income or Palau?
- Palau, at 72.7% against 39.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Lower middle income and Palau?
- 33.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Palau rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 28th and Palau ranks 31st 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
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.