High income vs Marshall Islands: Prevalence of overweight
High income
56.1%
in 2022
Marshall Islands
73.2%
in 2022
High income rank
15th
Marshall Islands rank
17th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- High income
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 73.2% against 56.1% in High income, a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.3 times High income's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 15th and Marshall Islands ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 70.0% | 24.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 71.8% | 21.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 72.7% | 18.5% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 73.1% | 17.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, High income or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 73.2% against 56.1% in High income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between High income and Marshall Islands?
- 17.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Marshall Islands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do High income and Marshall Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- High income ranks 15th and Marshall Islands ranks 17th 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.