Panama vs Vanuatu: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Panama

1.7%

in 2014

Vanuatu

1.6%

in 2014

Panama rank

111th

Vanuatu rank

114th

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

Panama
Vanuatu

How they compare

Panama currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Panama ranks 111th and Vanuatu 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: 07 August 2026

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.