Philippines vs Somalia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Philippines
14.3%
in 2014
Somalia
14.1%
in 2014
Philippines rank
14th
Somalia rank
17th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Philippines
- Somalia
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 17th of 198 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 16.2% | 8.4% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 15.7% | 6.4% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 15.2% | 3.8% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 1.8% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.2% | 0.6% | Philippines |
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, Philippines or Somalia?
- Philippines, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Somalia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Philippines and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Somalia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Philippines and Somalia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Philippines ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 17th 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.