Euro area vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight
Euro area
48.9%
in 2022
Panama
71.6%
in 2022
Euro area rank
20th
Panama rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Euro area
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 71.6% against 48.9% in Euro area, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 20th and Panama ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 43.9% | 3.3% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 54.6% | 4.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 64.7% | 14.6% | Panama |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 70.7% | 21.7% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Euro area or Panama?
- Panama, at 71.6% against 48.9% in Euro area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Euro area and Panama?
- 22.7%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Panama?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Euro area and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Euro area ranks 20th and Panama ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
- 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.