Azerbaijan vs Türkiye: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Azerbaijan
64.2%
in 2024
Türkiye
64.6%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
70th
Türkiye rank
67th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Azerbaijan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 64.6% against 64.2% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 70th and Türkiye ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.3% | 56.3% | 14.1% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 61.3% | 12.3% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 65.3% | 9.4% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 66.3% | 5.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 65.1% | 1.5% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Azerbaijan or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 64.6% against 64.2% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Azerbaijan and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Türkiye rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Azerbaijan ranks 70th and Türkiye ranks 67th 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.