Maldives vs Suriname: Prevalence of overweight, male

Maldives
47.9%
in 2022
Suriname
48.6%
in 2022
Maldives rank
120th
Suriname rank
118th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Maldives
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 48.6% against 47.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 118th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 16.7% 29.8% 13.1% Suriname
2000s 25.4% 38.7% 13.4% Suriname
2010s 37.5% 45.1% 7.6% Suriname
2020s 46.5% 48.1% 1.7% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Maldives or Suriname?
Suriname, at 48.6% against 47.9% in Maldives as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Maldives and Suriname?
0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Suriname?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Maldives and Suriname rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Maldives ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 118th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 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.