Morocco vs Romania: Share of women who are obese
Morocco
29.9%
in 2024
Romania
30.0%
in 2024
Morocco rank
81st
Romania rank
80th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Morocco
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 30.0% against 29.9% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Morocco ranks 81st and Romania ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.2% | 9.7% | 0.5% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 2.1% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.0% | 2.3% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 1.0% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.6% | 0.2% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Morocco or Romania?
- Romania, at 30.0% against 29.9% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Morocco and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Romania rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Morocco ranks 81st and Romania ranks 80th 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.