Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, male
Maldives
47.9%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
46.8%
in 2022
Maldives rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 47.9% against 46.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 37.6% | 20.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 39.9% | 14.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 43.3% | 5.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.3% | 0.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 47.9% against 46.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Maldives ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd 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.