Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Palau or United Arab Emirates?

Palau, at 71.3% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United Arab Emirates?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Palau vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of overweight

Palau

71.3%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

71.3%

in 2022

Palau rank

23rd

United Arab Emirates rank

23rd

Prevalence of overweight over time

Palau
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Palau currently reports 71.3% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Palau	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.2%	60.1%	10.1%	Palau
2000s	71.5%	67.4%	4.1%	Palau
2010s	71.4%	70.9%	0.6%	Palau
2020s	71.3%	71.3%	0.0%	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Palau or United Arab Emirates?: Palau, at 71.3% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Palau and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Palau and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Palau ranks 23rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.