Bahrain vs World: Prevalence of overweight
Bahrain
68.7%
in 2022
World
38.9%
in 2016
Bahrain rank
30th
World rank
28th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Bahrain
- World
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 68.7% against 38.9% in World, a difference of 29.8%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 30th and World ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 28.5% | 23.0% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 32.9% | 27.2% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 37.3% | 27.8% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bahrain or World?
- Bahrain, at 68.7% against 38.9% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bahrain and World?
- 29.8%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Bahrain and World rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Bahrain ranks 30th and World ranks 28th 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.