Papua New Guinea vs Romania: Prevalence of overweight, female

Papua New Guinea
56.2%
in 2022
Romania
56.1%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Romania rank
93rd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Romania
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 56.2% against 56.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Romania ranks 93rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 38.5% 39.7% 1.2% Romania
2000s 45.6% 43.9% 1.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 51.6% 50.6% 1.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 55.6% 55.3% 0.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Papua New Guinea or Romania?
Papua New Guinea, at 56.2% against 56.1% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Papua New Guinea and Romania?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Romania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Romania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Romania ranks 93rd 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

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.