Sweden vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, female

Sweden
41.1%
in 2022
Yemen
41.5%
in 2022
Sweden rank
145th
Yemen rank
144th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Sweden
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 41.5% against 41.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Sweden ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 144th of 196 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 36.5% 18.8% 17.7% Sweden
2000s 40.7% 26.3% 14.4% Sweden
2010s 41.3% 34.8% 6.5% Sweden
2020s 41.1% 40.6% 0.5% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Sweden or Yemen?
Yemen, at 41.5% against 41.1% in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Sweden and Yemen?
0.4%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sweden and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Sweden ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 144th 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.