Bahamas vs Chile: Prevalence of overweight
Bahamas
75.8%
in 2022
Chile
78.8%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
10th
Chile rank
7th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Bahamas
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 78.8% against 75.8% in Bahamas, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Chile ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.1% | 0.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 62.2% | 1.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 72.0% | 0.5% | Chile |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 77.9% | 2.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bahamas or Chile?
- Chile, at 78.8% against 75.8% in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bahamas and Chile?
- 3.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Chile?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Chile rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Chile ranks 7th 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.