Libya vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight
Libya
67.6%
in 2022
Uruguay
67.6%
in 2022
Libya rank
33rd
Uruguay rank
34th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Libya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Libya currently reports 67.6% against 67.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 43.9% | 9.2% | Libya |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 52.4% | 7.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 61.1% | 4.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 67.3% | 66.7% | 0.6% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Libya or Uruguay?
- Libya, at 67.6% against 67.6% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Libya and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Libya ranks 33rd and Uruguay ranks 34th 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.