Canada vs Spain: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Canada
1.4%
in 2014
Spain
1.4%
in 2014
Canada rank
176th
Spain rank
176th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 176th and Spain ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Canada |
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, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Spain as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Canada and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Canada ranks 176th and Spain ranks 176th 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.