Marshall Islands vs Small states: Prevalence of overweight, female
Marshall Islands
78.0%
in 2022
Small states
56.8%
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
13th
Small states rank
12th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Marshall Islands
- Small states
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 78.0% against 56.8% in Small states, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 13th and Small states ranks 12th 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 | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 42.6% | 32.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 48.5% | 27.9% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 53.3% | 24.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 56.3% | 21.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Marshall Islands or Small states?
- Marshall Islands, at 78.0% against 56.8% in Small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Marshall Islands and Small states?
- 21.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Marshall Islands and Small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 13th and Small states ranks 12th 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.