Chad vs Somalia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Chad
14.2%
in 2014
Somalia
14.1%
in 2014
Chad rank
16th
Somalia rank
17th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Chad
- Somalia
How they compare
Chad currently reports 14.2% against 14.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 16.2% | 3.0% | Chad |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 15.7% | 2.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 15.2% | 2.0% | Chad |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 1.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 0.3% | Chad |
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, Chad or Somalia?
- Chad, at 14.2% against 14.1% in Somalia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Chad and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Somalia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Chad and Somalia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Chad ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 17th 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.