Equatorial Guinea vs Singapore: Prevalence of overweight
Equatorial Guinea
39.5%
in 2022
Singapore
40.7%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
142nd
Singapore rank
140th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 40.7% against 39.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Singapore ranks 140th of 196 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 28.3% | 6.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 30.8% | 1.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 35.6% | 0.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 40.0% | 1.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Equatorial Guinea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 40.7% against 39.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Equatorial Guinea and Singapore?
- 1.2%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Singapore rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Singapore ranks 140th 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.