Nicaragua vs Romania: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Nicaragua
2.8%
in 2014
Romania
2.8%
in 2014
Nicaragua rank
111th
Romania rank
111th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Nicaragua
- Romania
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.8% against 2.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 111th and Romania ranks 111th of 198 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 4.6% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
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, Nicaragua or Romania?
- Nicaragua, at 2.8% against 2.8% in Romania as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Nicaragua and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Romania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Nicaragua and Romania rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th and Romania ranks 111th 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.