Maldives vs Namibia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Maldives
8.9%
in 2014
Namibia
8.7%
in 2014
Maldives rank
50th
Namibia rank
51st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Maldives
- Namibia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 8.9% against 8.7% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 50th and Namibia ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 15.3% | 4.7% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 14.0% | 3.9% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 2.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 1.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Namibia?
- Maldives, at 8.9% against 8.7% in Namibia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Maldives and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Namibia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Maldives and Namibia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Maldives ranks 50th and Namibia ranks 51st 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.