Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2014
Switzerland
3.5%
in 2014
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Switzerland rank
83rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.5% against 3.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and Switzerland ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.4% | 6.7% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 2.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.5% against 3.5% in Switzerland as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and Switzerland 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.