Moldova vs Saudi Arabia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Moldova
1.5%
in 2014
Saudi Arabia
1.6%
in 2014
Moldova rank
117th
Saudi Arabia rank
114th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

  • Moldova
  • Saudi Arabia
2468197519942014

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Moldova, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Moldova ranks 117th and Saudi Arabia ranks 114th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit
%
Source
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed

Share of men (% 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.