Libya vs Turkey: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Libya
67.6%
in 2022
Turkey
67.6%
in 2022
Libya rank
33rd
Turkey rank
35th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Libya
- Turkey
How they compare
Libya currently reports 67.6% against 67.6% in Turkey, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Libya ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 56.1% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 62.2% | 2.0% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 65.5% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 67.3% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Libya or Turkey?
- Libya, at 67.6% against 67.6% in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Libya and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Libya ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 35th 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.