Singapore vs Yemen: Share of women who are obese
Singapore
15.5%
in 2024
Yemen
16.2%
in 2024
Singapore rank
159th
Yemen rank
157th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Singapore
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.2% against 15.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 8.5% | 2.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 12.5% | 2.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 15.5% | 1.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are obese, Singapore or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.2% against 15.5% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Singapore and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are obese?
- Singapore ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 157th 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.