Palau vs Peru: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Palau
1.0%
in 2014
Peru
1.2%
in 2014
Palau rank
187th
Peru rank
184th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Palau
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 187th and Peru ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Peru |
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, Palau or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Palau as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Palau and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Peru?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Palau and Peru rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Palau ranks 187th and Peru ranks 184th 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.