Cape Verde vs Maldives: Share of women who are obese
Cape Verde
24.9%
in 2024
Maldives
25.4%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
107th
Maldives rank
105th
Share of women who are obese 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 107th and Maldives ranks 105th of 199 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% | 0.6% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 25.4% against 24.9% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese 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 share of women who are obese?
- Cape Verde ranks 107th and Maldives ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.