Barbados vs North Macedonia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Barbados
2.9%
in 2014
North Macedonia
2.9%
in 2014
Barbados rank
106th
North Macedonia rank
106th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 106th and North Macedonia ranks 106th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 4.3% | 4.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 2.2% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Barbados |
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, Barbados or North Macedonia?
- Barbados, at 2.9% against 2.9% in North Macedonia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Barbados and North Macedonia?
- 0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North Macedonia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Barbados and North Macedonia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 106th and North Macedonia ranks 106th 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.