Mauritius vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of overweight
Mauritius
51.1%
in 2022
Vanuatu
51.3%
in 2022
Mauritius rank
119th
Vanuatu rank
118th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Mauritius
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 51.3% against 51.1% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Mauritius ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 118th of 196 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 43.8% | 5.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 46.7% | 1.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 51.0% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Mauritius or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 51.3% against 51.1% in Mauritius as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Mauritius and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Vanuatu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Mauritius ranks 119th and Vanuatu ranks 118th 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.