Jamaica vs Maldives: Prevalence of overweight, male
Jamaica
47.2%
in 2022
Maldives
47.9%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
121st
Maldives rank
120th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 47.9% against 47.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 121st and Maldives ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 16.7% | 6.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 25.4% | 8.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 37.5% | 4.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 47.9% against 47.2% in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.7%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Jamaica ranks 121st and Maldives ranks 120th 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, male (% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.