Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Canada or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Canada as of 2024.

What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Canada and United Arab Emirates?

0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?

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, male (% of male population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of obesity, male

Canada

27.5%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

27.8%

in 2024

Canada rank

48th

United Arab Emirates rank

46th

Prevalence of obesity, male over time

Canada
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 27.8% against 27.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 196 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.1%	11.2%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	16.8%	17.6%	0.8%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	22.8%	24.2%	1.4%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	26.1%	27.8%	1.7%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	27.2%	27.9%	0.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Canada or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Arab Emirates?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Canada and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of obesity, male?: Canada ranks 48th and United Arab Emirates ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male 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, male (% of male population ages 18+)
Unit: % of male 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: 18 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.