Papua New Guinea vs Singapore: Prevalence of overweight, male
Papua New Guinea
46.8%
in 2022
Singapore
47.0%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Singapore rank
122nd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 47.0% against 46.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 122nd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 27.8% | 9.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 33.2% | 6.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 40.0% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.0% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Papua New Guinea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 47.0% against 46.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Singapore rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Singapore ranks 122nd 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.