Nepal vs Singapore: Prevalence of overweight, female
Nepal
34.1%
in 2022
Singapore
33.5%
in 2022
Nepal rank
167th
Singapore rank
168th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Nepal
- Singapore
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 34.1% against 33.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Nepal ranks 167th and Singapore ranks 168th of 196 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 28.6% | 23.7% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 28.1% | 16.4% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 30.5% | 7.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 33.0% | 0.4% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Nepal or Singapore?
- Nepal, at 34.1% against 33.5% in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Nepal and Singapore?
- 0.6%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Singapore rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Nepal ranks 167th and Singapore ranks 168th 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.