Austria vs France: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Austria
34.5%
in 2024
France
34.1%
in 2024
Austria rank
178th
France rank
180th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
Austria currently reports 34.5% against 34.1% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 178th and France ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 33.2% | 0.9% | France |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.7% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 35.3% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 35.5% | 1.0% | France |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Austria or France?
- Austria, at 34.5% against 34.1% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Austria and France?
- 0.4%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Austria ranks 178th and France ranks 180th 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.