Maldives vs Rwanda: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Maldives
8.9%
in 2014
Rwanda
9.0%
in 2014
Maldives rank
50th
Rwanda rank
47th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Maldives
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 13.3% | 6.6% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 12.4% | 5.5% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.4% | 3.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.3% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.2% | 0.1% | 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Maldives as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Maldives and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Maldives ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 47th 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.