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
2030405060199020062022

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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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.