New Zealand vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) over time
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 34 % against 33.7 % in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 184 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.82 % | 22.64 % | 2.18 % | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 30.4 % | 29.15 % | 1.25 % | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 32.93 % | 33.1 % | 0.1667 % | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older), New Zealand or Nicaragua?
- New Zealand, at 34 % against 33.7 % in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) between New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 0.3 %, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nicaragua?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- New Zealand ranks 40th and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.