Egypt vs Palau: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Egypt
0.9%
in 2014
Palau
1.0%
in 2014
Egypt rank
190th
Palau rank
187th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 190th and Palau ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Palau |
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, Egypt or Palau?
- Palau, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Egypt as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Egypt and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Palau rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 190th and Palau ranks 187th 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.