Indonesia vs Somalia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Indonesia
13.6%
in 2014
Somalia
14.1%
in 2014
Indonesia rank
20th
Somalia rank
17th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Indonesia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.1% against 13.6% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 16.2% | 9.6% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 23.7% | 15.7% | 8.0% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 15.2% | 5.2% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.7% | 2.2% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
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, Indonesia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.1% against 13.6% in Indonesia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Indonesia and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Somalia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Indonesia and Somalia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Indonesia ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th 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.