Italy vs United States: Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese
Italy
2
in 2014
United States
1.9
in 2014
Italy rank
151st
United States rank
154th
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 against 1.9 in United States, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 151st and United States ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1 | 4.58 | 0.48 | United States |
| 1980s | 3.55 | 3.6 | 0.05 | United States |
| 1990s | 2.94 | 2.69 | 0.25 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.37 | 2.16 | 0.21 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.92 | 0.12 | Italy |
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, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 2 against 1.9 in United States as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese between Italy and United States?
- 0.1, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese?
- Italy ranks 151st and United States ranks 154th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.