Which has higher prevalence of overweight, IDA & IBRD total or Palau?

Palau, at 71.3% against 40.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Palau?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Palau: Prevalence of overweight

IDA & IBRD total

40.8%

in 2022

Palau

71.3%

in 2022

IDA & IBRD total rank

25th

Palau rank

23rd

Prevalence of overweight over time

IDA & IBRD total
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 71.3% against 40.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 30.5%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.7 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and Palau ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.5%	70.2%	48.7%	Palau
2000s	27.5%	71.5%	44.0%	Palau
2010s	34.8%	71.4%	36.7%	Palau
2020s	40.0%	71.3%	31.3%	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, IDA & IBRD total or Palau?: Palau, at 71.3% against 40.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between IDA & IBRD total and Palau?: 30.5%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Palau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Palau rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 25th and Palau ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.