Fiji vs Italy: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Fiji
2.1%
in 2014
Italy
2.0%
in 2014
Fiji rank
149th
Italy rank
151st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Fiji
- Italy
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 149th and Italy ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Fiji |
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, Fiji or Italy?
- Fiji, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Italy as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Fiji and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Italy?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Fiji and Italy rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Fiji ranks 149th and Italy ranks 151st 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.