Which has higher share of women who are obese, Sao Tome and Principe or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 25.5% against 25.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Ukraine?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Ukraine: Share of women who are obese

Sao Tome and Principe

25.4%

in 2024

Ukraine

25.5%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

103rd

Ukraine rank

100th

Share of women who are obese over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 25.5% against 25.4% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd and Ukraine ranks 100th of 199 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.9%	22.9%	19.0%	Ukraine
1990s	7.0%	23.3%	16.3%	Ukraine
2000s	12.4%	25.1%	12.7%	Ukraine
2010s	18.2%	26.2%	8.0%	Ukraine
2020s	23.8%	25.7%	2.0%	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are obese, Sao Tome and Principe or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 25.5% against 25.4% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Sao Tome and Principe and Ukraine?: 0.1%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Ukraine?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Ukraine rank globally for share of women who are obese?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 103rd and Ukraine ranks 100th 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.