Gabon vs Chinese Taipei: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Gabon
7.0%
in 2014
Chinese Taipei
6.7%
in 2014
Gabon rank
60th
Chinese Taipei rank
61st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Gabon
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 7.0% against 6.7% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Gabon ranks 60th and Chinese Taipei ranks 61st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Chinese Taipei in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 14.8% | 2.9% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 11.9% | 2.0% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.8% | 0.4% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 0.4% | Gabon |
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, Gabon or Chinese Taipei?
- Gabon, at 7.0% against 6.7% in Chinese Taipei as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Gabon and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Chinese Taipei?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Gabon and Chinese Taipei rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Gabon ranks 60th and Chinese Taipei ranks 61st 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.