Australia vs Guatemala: Prevalence of overweight
Australia
64.0%
in 2022
Guatemala
63.2%
in 2022
Australia rank
51st
Guatemala rank
54th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Australia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Australia currently reports 64.0% against 63.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 51st and Guatemala ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 39.0% | 11.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 48.5% | 9.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.2% | 4.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.4% | 1.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Australia or Guatemala?
- Australia, at 64.0% against 63.2% in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Australia and Guatemala?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guatemala?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Guatemala rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Australia ranks 51st and Guatemala ranks 54th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.