Paraguay vs Palestine: Prevalence of overweight
Paraguay
69.1%
in 2022
Palestine
68.8%
in 2022
Paraguay rank
28th
Palestine rank
29th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Paraguay
- Palestine
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 69.1% against 68.8% in Palestine, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.
Paraguay ranks 28th and Palestine ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 59.0% | 13.1% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 65.1% | 10.5% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 68.0% | 5.0% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.7% | 0.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Paraguay or Palestine?
- Paraguay, at 69.1% against 68.8% in Palestine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Paraguay and Palestine?
- 0.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Palestine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Paraguay and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Paraguay ranks 28th and Palestine ranks 29th 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.