Marshall Islands vs Palau: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 186th and Palau ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Marshall Islands |
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, Marshall Islands or Palau?
- Marshall Islands, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Palau as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Marshall Islands and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Marshall Islands ranks 186th and Palau ranks 187th 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.