Bahamas vs Belize: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Bahamas
82.5%
in 2024
Belize
81.0%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
10th
Belize rank
12th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 82.5% against 81.0% in Belize, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belize ahead.
Bahamas ranks 10th and Belize ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Belize in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.2% | 48.4% | 3.3% | Belize |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 58.7% | 3.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 68.4% | 2.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 75.6% | 0.2% | Belize |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 80.0% | 1.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 82.5% against 81.0% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Bahamas and Belize?
- 1.5%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Bahamas ranks 10th and Belize ranks 12th 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.