Which has higher share of women who are obese, Chile or Palestine, State of?

Chile, at 46.4% against 45.5% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palestine, State of?

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

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.

Chile vs Palestine, State of: Share of women who are obese

Chile

46.4%

in 2024

Palestine, State of

45.5%

in 2024

Chile rank

28th

Palestine, State of rank

31st

Share of women who are obese over time

Chile
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Chile currently reports 46.4% against 45.5% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Chile ranks 28th and Palestine, State of ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.1%	24.6%	11.5%	Palestine, State of
1990s	19.9%	31.2%	11.3%	Palestine, State of
2000s	28.0%	38.1%	10.1%	Palestine, State of
2010s	37.1%	43.0%	5.9%	Palestine, State of
2020s	44.5%	45.1%	0.7%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are obese, Chile or Palestine, State of?: Chile, at 46.4% against 45.5% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Chile and Palestine, State of?: 0.9%, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Palestine, State of?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Chile and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of women who are obese?: Chile ranks 28th and Palestine, State of ranks 31st 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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Indicator: Share of women who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.