Armenia vs Australia: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Armenia
57.8%
in 2024
Australia
58.1%
in 2024
Armenia rank
92nd
Australia rank
91st
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Armenia
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 58.1% against 57.8% in Armenia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Armenia ahead.
Armenia ranks 92nd and Australia ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 31.5% | 13.3% | Armenia |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 42.7% | 6.2% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 50.9% | 2.1% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 55.0% | 1.0% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 0.0% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Armenia or Australia?
- Australia, at 58.1% against 57.8% in Armenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Armenia and Australia?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Australia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Australia rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Armenia ranks 92nd and Australia ranks 91st 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.