Malta vs Vanuatu: Share of women who are obese
Malta
27.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
27.7%
in 2024
Malta rank
89th
Vanuatu rank
88th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Malta
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 27.7% against 27.6% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 14.7% | 10.8% | Malta |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 17.4% | 8.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 20.6% | 6.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.9% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 1.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Malta or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 27.7% against 27.6% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Malta and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Malta ranks 89th and Vanuatu ranks 88th 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.