Luxembourg vs Maldives: Prevalence of overweight
Luxembourg
51.5%
in 2022
Maldives
52.5%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
116th
Maldives rank
114th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 52.5% against 51.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 116th and Maldives ranks 114th of 196 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 21.5% | 24.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 31.5% | 19.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 42.9% | 8.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.2% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Luxembourg or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 52.5% against 51.5% in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 1.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Luxembourg ranks 116th and Maldives ranks 114th 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.