Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of overweight
Papua New Guinea
51.4%
in 2022
Vanuatu
51.3%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Vanuatu rank
118th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 51.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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 | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 43.8% | 5.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 46.7% | 4.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 49.1% | 1.8% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 51.3% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.