Fiji vs Qatar: Share of women who are obese
Fiji
48.8%
in 2024
Qatar
50.1%
in 2024
Fiji rank
21st
Qatar rank
18th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Fiji
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 50.1% against 48.8% in Fiji, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.8% | 0.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 30.3% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 38.1% | 5.1% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 45.3% | 4.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 49.3% | 2.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Fiji or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 50.1% against 48.8% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Fiji and Qatar?
- 1.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Qatar rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Fiji ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 18th 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.