Nauru vs Pacific island small states: Prevalence of overweight
Nauru
88.8%
in 2022
Pacific island small states
65.6%
in 2022
Nauru rank
3rd
Pacific island small states rank
2nd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Nauru
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 88.8% against 65.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.4% | 55.5% | 35.0% | Nauru |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 59.0% | 30.4% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 62.7% | 26.2% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 65.2% | 23.6% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Nauru or Pacific island small states?
- Nauru, at 88.8% against 65.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Nauru and Pacific island small states?
- 23.2%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Pacific island small states?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Pacific island small states rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Nauru ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 2nd 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.