Malta vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, female
Malta
56.7%
in 2022
Romania
56.1%
in 2022
Malta rank
90th
Romania rank
93rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 56.7% against 56.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 90th and Romania ranks 93rd of 196 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 39.7% | 16.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 43.9% | 13.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 50.6% | 6.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 55.3% | 1.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 56.7% against 56.1% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Malta and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Malta ranks 90th and Romania ranks 93rd 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.