Algeria vs Mauritania: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Algeria
65.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
65.9%
in 2024
Algeria rank
65th
Mauritania rank
63rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Algeria
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.9% against 65.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.3% | 24.0% | 17.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 34.9% | 12.5% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 47.4% | 7.3% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 56.8% | 4.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.9% | 0.3% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Algeria or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 65.9% against 65.0% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Algeria and Mauritania?
- 0.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Algeria ranks 65th and Mauritania ranks 63rd 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.