Lower middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Lower middle income
39.5%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
73.7%
in 2022
Lower middle income rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Lower middle income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 73.7% against 39.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 28th 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 | Lower middle income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 64.2% | 48.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 68.6% | 44.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 71.8% | 39.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 73.4% | 34.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Lower middle income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 73.7% against 39.5% in Lower middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 34.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lower middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 28th 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
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.