Bermuda vs Syria: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Bermuda
72.3%
in 2024
Syria
72.1%
in 2024
Bermuda rank
41st
Syria rank
43rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Bermuda
- Syria
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 72.3% against 72.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syria ahead.
Bermuda ranks 41st and Syria ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.1% | 53.8% | 13.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 60.2% | 11.5% | Syria |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 66.5% | 8.7% | Syria |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 70.4% | 4.7% | Syria |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 71.9% | 0.9% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Bermuda or Syria?
- Bermuda, at 72.3% against 72.1% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Bermuda and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Syria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bermuda and Syria rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Bermuda ranks 41st and Syria ranks 43rd 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.