Equatorial Guinea vs Haiti: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Equatorial Guinea
8.4%
in 2014
Haiti
8.2%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
53rd
Haiti rank
55th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Haiti
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 8.4% against 8.2% in Haiti, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Haiti ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Haiti ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 0.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 1.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Haiti?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 8.4% against 8.2% in Haiti as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Equatorial Guinea and Haiti?
- 0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Haiti?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Haiti rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Haiti ranks 55th 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.