Bhutan vs Congo: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bhutan
12.0%
in 2014
Congo
12.2%
in 2014
Bhutan rank
23rd
Congo rank
22nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bhutan
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 12.2% against 12.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 17.2% | 7.9% | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 23.1% | 15.9% | 7.2% | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 14.6% | 5.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.5% | 2.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 0.3% | Bhutan |
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, Bhutan or Congo?
- Congo, at 12.2% against 12.0% in Bhutan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bhutan and Congo?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Congo?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bhutan and Congo rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 22nd 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.