Palau vs Syria: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Palau
71.3%
in 2022
Syria
71.1%
in 2022
Palau rank
23rd
Syria rank
25th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Palau
- Syria
How they compare
Palau currently reports 71.3% against 71.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 57.6% | 12.7% | Palau |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 64.3% | 7.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.7% | 2.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 70.8% | 0.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Palau or Syria?
- Palau, at 71.3% against 71.1% in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Palau and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Syria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Syria rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Palau ranks 23rd and Syria ranks 25th 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.