Luxembourg vs Namibia: Prevalence of overweight, female
Luxembourg
42.5%
in 2022
Namibia
44.8%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
140th
Namibia rank
138th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Luxembourg
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 44.8% against 42.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 140th and Namibia ranks 138th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 27.1% | 11.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 35.9% | 5.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 41.6% | 0.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 44.4% | 1.9% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Luxembourg or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 44.8% against 42.5% in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Luxembourg and Namibia?
- 2.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 140th and Namibia ranks 138th 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.