Brazil vs Mauritania: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Brazil
66.5%
in 2024
Mauritania
65.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
61st
Mauritania rank
63rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Brazil
- Mauritania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 66.5% against 65.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.5% | 24.0% | 12.5% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 40.6% | 34.9% | 5.7% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 47.4% | 1.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 56.8% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.9% | 0.3% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Brazil or Mauritania?
- Brazil, at 66.5% against 65.9% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Brazil and Mauritania?
- 0.6%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Brazil ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 63rd 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.