United Kingdom vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of overweight, female

United Kingdom
57.5%
in 2022
Vanuatu
57.0%
in 2022
United Kingdom rank
85th
Vanuatu rank
87th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • United Kingdom
  • Vanuatu
0204060199020062022

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 57.5% against 57.0% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.5%.

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

United Kingdom ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 87th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 45.9% 45.1% 0.8% United Kingdom
2000s 53.9% 50.5% 3.4% United Kingdom
2010s 56.5% 54.3% 2.1% United Kingdom
2020s 57.4% 56.7% 0.7% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, United Kingdom or Vanuatu?
United Kingdom, at 57.5% against 57.0% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between United Kingdom and Vanuatu?
0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Vanuatu?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do United Kingdom and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
United Kingdom ranks 85th and Vanuatu ranks 87th 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.