Suriname vs Turkmenistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Suriname
3.6%
in 2014
Turkmenistan
3.5%
in 2014
Suriname rank
82nd
Turkmenistan rank
83rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Suriname
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 82nd and Turkmenistan ranks 83rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 7.2% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
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 Turkmenistan?
- Suriname, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Turkmenistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Turkmenistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Suriname and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Suriname ranks 82nd and Turkmenistan 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.