Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Equatorial Guinea
8.4%
in 2014
Yemen
8.3%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
53rd
Yemen rank
54th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 16.3% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 0.1% | 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 Yemen?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Yemen as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Yemen ranks 54th 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.