Colombia vs Romania: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Colombia
2.8%
in 2014
Romania
2.8%
in 2014
Colombia rank
111th
Romania rank
111th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 111th and Romania ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 1.5% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Romania?
- Colombia, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Romania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Colombia and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Colombia ranks 111th and Romania ranks 111th 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.
Individual pages
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.