Morocco vs Seychelles: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Morocco
3.7%
in 2014
Seychelles
3.8%
in 2014
Morocco rank
81st
Seychelles rank
78th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Morocco
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 9.6% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 8.0% | 0.2% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Seychelles |
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 Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Morocco as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Morocco and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Seychelles?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Morocco and Seychelles rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 81st and Seychelles ranks 78th 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.