Rwanda vs Thailand: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Rwanda
9.0%
in 2014
Thailand
9.1%
in 2014
Rwanda rank
47th
Thailand rank
46th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Rwanda
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 46th of 198 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 20.4% | 7.0% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 17.9% | 5.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 14.5% | 3.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 11.4% | 1.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.5% | 0.3% | Thailand |
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, Rwanda or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Rwanda as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Rwanda and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Rwanda and Thailand rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Rwanda ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 46th 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.