Which has higher share of women who are obese, Panama or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Panama as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Panama and Palestine, State of?

0.5%, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Palestine, State of?

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.

Panama vs Palestine, State of: Share of women who are obese

Panama

45.0%

in 2024

Palestine, State of

45.5%

in 2024

Panama rank

32nd

Palestine, State of rank

31st

Share of women who are obese over time

Panama
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 45.5% against 45.0% in Panama, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 32nd and Palestine, State of ranks 31st of 199 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.4%	24.6%	14.2%	Palestine, State of
1990s	16.8%	31.2%	14.5%	Palestine, State of
2000s	25.1%	38.1%	13.0%	Palestine, State of
2010s	35.1%	43.0%	7.9%	Palestine, State of
2020s	43.0%	45.1%	2.1%	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are obese, Panama or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Panama and Palestine, State of?: 0.5%, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Palestine, State of?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Panama and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of women who are obese?: Panama ranks 32nd and Palestine, State of ranks 31st 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.