Suriname vs Switzerland: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Suriname
3.6%
in 2014
Switzerland
3.5%
in 2014
Suriname rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
83rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Suriname
- Switzerland
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.7% | 1.9% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Suriname |
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, Suriname or Switzerland?
- Suriname, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Switzerland as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Suriname and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Suriname and Switzerland rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Suriname ranks 82nd 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.