Palau vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight, female
Palau
72.7%
in 2022
Syria
73.0%
in 2022
Palau rank
31st
Syria rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Palau
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 73.0% against 72.7% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 60.0% | 11.7% | Palau |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 66.5% | 6.2% | Palau |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 70.5% | 2.1% | Palau |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Palau or Syria?
- Syria, at 73.0% against 72.7% in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Palau and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Palau ranks 31st and Syria ranks 28th 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.