Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight
Maldives
52.5%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2022
Maldives rank
114th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 52.5% against 51.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 38.0% | 16.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 42.6% | 11.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 47.3% | 4.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.8% | 0.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 52.5% against 51.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Maldives ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.
Individual pages
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.