Which has higher share of women who are obese, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 37.7% against 37.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Share of women who are obese

Dominican Republic

37.2%

in 2024

Uruguay

37.7%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

57th

Uruguay rank

55th

Share of women who are obese over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 37.7% against 37.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 55th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.8%	11.8%	3.0%	Uruguay
1990s	14.2%	16.3%	2.1%	Uruguay
2000s	21.5%	21.9%	0.4%	Uruguay
2010s	29.3%	29.2%	0.1%	Dominican Republic
2020s	35.5%	35.9%	0.4%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are obese, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 37.7% against 37.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for share of women who are obese?: Dominican Republic ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 55th 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.