Haiti vs Kenya: Share of women who are obese
Haiti
16.5%
in 2024
Kenya
16.8%
in 2024
Haiti rank
155th
Kenya rank
152nd
Share of women who are obese over time
- Haiti
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.8% against 16.5% in Haiti, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 0.9% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.6% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 16.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Haiti or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.8% against 16.5% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Haiti and Kenya?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kenya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Kenya rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Haiti ranks 155th and Kenya ranks 152nd 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.