Belize vs Kiribati: Share of women who are obese
Belize
53.5%
in 2024
Kiribati
52.9%
in 2024
Belize rank
13th
Kiribati rank
14th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Belize
- Kiribati
How they compare
Belize currently reports 53.5% against 52.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Belize ranks 13th and Kiribati ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.6% | 30.0% | 9.4% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 40.2% | 11.3% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 47.0% | 8.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 50.8% | 4.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.6% | 0.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Belize or Kiribati?
- Belize, at 53.5% against 52.9% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Belize and Kiribati?
- 0.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Kiribati?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Kiribati rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Belize ranks 13th and Kiribati ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.