Seychelles vs Turkey: Prevalence of overweight, female
Seychelles
69.5%
in 2022
Turkey
69.7%
in 2022
Seychelles rank
48th
Turkey rank
46th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Seychelles
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 69.7% against 69.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 48th and Turkey ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.9% | 61.1% | 8.2% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 65.2% | 4.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 67.6% | 1.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.5% | 0.4% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Seychelles or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 69.7% against 69.5% in Seychelles as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Seychelles and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Seychelles and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Seychelles ranks 48th and Turkey ranks 46th 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.