Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, female
Pakistan
56.8%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
56.2%
in 2022
Pakistan rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 56.8% against 56.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Pakistan ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 38.5% | 17.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 45.6% | 12.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 51.6% | 5.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 55.6% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Pakistan, at 56.8% against 56.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Pakistan ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd 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.