Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, male

Morocco
45.8%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
46.8%
in 2022
Morocco rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Morocco
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.8% against 45.8% in Morocco, a difference of 1.0%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 33.0% 37.6% 4.6% Papua New Guinea
2000s 38.4% 39.9% 1.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 43.1% 43.3% 0.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 45.4% 46.3% 0.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 46.8% against 45.8% in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Morocco ranks 126th 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

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.