Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Morocco
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 3.7% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Morocco ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 0.2% | Morocco |
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, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
- Morocco, at 3.7% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd 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.