Argentina vs Kuwait: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Argentina
1.3%
in 2014
Kuwait
1.3%
in 2014
Argentina rank
180th
Kuwait rank
180th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Argentina
- Kuwait
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 180th and Kuwait ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Argentina or Kuwait?
- Argentina, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Kuwait as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Argentina and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Kuwait?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Argentina and Kuwait rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Argentina ranks 180th and Kuwait ranks 180th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.