Albania vs Mauritius: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Albania
57.4%
in 2024
Mauritius
57.5%
in 2024
Albania rank
96th
Mauritius rank
95th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Albania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 57.5% against 57.4% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 95th of 199 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.2% | 36.8% | 10.5% | Albania |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 44.3% | 3.8% | Albania |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.3% | 0.7% | Albania |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 54.0% | 0.6% | Albania |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.8% | 0.1% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Albania or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 57.5% against 57.4% in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Albania and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Mauritius rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Albania ranks 96th and Mauritius ranks 95th 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.