Palau vs Panama: Prevalence of overweight
Palau
71.3%
in 2022
Panama
71.6%
in 2022
Palau rank
23rd
Panama rank
22nd
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Palau
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 71.6% against 71.3% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 43.9% | 26.3% | Palau |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 54.6% | 16.9% | Palau |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 64.7% | 6.8% | Palau |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.7% | 0.6% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Palau or Panama?
- Panama, at 71.6% against 71.3% in Palau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Palau and Panama?
- 0.3%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Panama?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Panama rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Palau ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd 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.