Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, Cape Verde or Maldives?

Maldives, at 25.4% against 24.9% in Cape Verde as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Maldives: Prevalence of obesity, female

Cape Verde

24.9%

in 2024

Maldives

25.4%

in 2024

Cape Verde rank

104th

Maldives rank

102nd

Prevalence of obesity, female over time

Cape Verde
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 25.4% against 24.9% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 104th and Maldives ranks 102nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.9%	4.6%	0.7%	Maldives
1990s	6.7%	7.5%	0.7%	Maldives
2000s	11.7%	11.6%	0.1%	Cape Verde
2010s	17.4%	17.7%	0.4%	Maldives
2020s	23.1%	23.7%	0.5%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, Cape Verde or Maldives?: Maldives, at 25.4% against 24.9% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, female between Cape Verde and Maldives?: 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of obesity, female?: Cape Verde ranks 104th and Maldives ranks 102nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+)
Unit: % of female population ages 18+
Source: World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 8,862 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.