Barbados vs Kuwait: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Barbados
76.9%
in 2024
Kuwait
76.6%
in 2024
Barbados rank
21st
Kuwait rank
23rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Barbados
- Kuwait
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 76.9% against 76.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Barbados ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.4% | 66.2% | 12.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 73.0% | 14.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 77.7% | 12.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 78.1% | 6.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 77.0% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Barbados or Kuwait?
- Barbados, at 76.9% against 76.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Barbados and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Barbados ranks 21st and Kuwait ranks 23rd 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.