Marshall Islands vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, female

Marshall Islands
78.0%
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
64.5%
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
13th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
10th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080199020062022

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 78.0% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 13.5%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 74.8% 41.1% 33.7% Marshall Islands
2000s 76.5% 50.2% 26.3% Marshall Islands
2010s 77.3% 58.2% 19.2% Marshall Islands
2020s 77.9% 63.7% 14.2% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Marshall Islands or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Marshall Islands, at 78.0% against 64.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Marshall Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
13.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Marshall Islands ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th 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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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.