Greenland vs Panama: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Greenland
2.4%
in 2014
Panama
2.4%
in 2014
Greenland rank
130th
Panama rank
130th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Greenland
- Panama
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Panama, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 130th and Panama ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 6.5% | 1.6% | Panama |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
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, Greenland or Panama?
- Greenland, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Panama as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Greenland and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Panama?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Greenland and Panama rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Greenland ranks 130th and Panama ranks 130th 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.