Congo vs Indonesia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese

Congo
12.2%
in 2014
Indonesia
13.6%
in 2014
Congo rank
22nd
Indonesia rank
20th

Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time

  • Congo
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 13.6% against 12.2% in Congo, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 22nd and Indonesia ranks 20th of 198 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 17.2% 25.8% 8.5% Indonesia
1980s 15.9% 23.7% 7.8% Indonesia
1990s 14.6% 20.4% 5.8% Indonesia
2000s 13.5% 16.9% 3.4% Indonesia
2010s 12.5% 14.3% 1.8% Indonesia

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, Congo or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 13.6% against 12.2% in Congo as of 2014.
What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Congo and Indonesia?
1.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Indonesia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Congo and Indonesia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
Congo ranks 22nd and Indonesia ranks 20th 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

Indicator
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

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.