Cape Verde vs Solomon Islands: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cape Verde
58.6%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
58.1%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
87th
Solomon Islands rank
90th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cape Verde
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 58.6% against 58.1% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 87th and Solomon Islands ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 42.9% | 26.3% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 25.0% | 47.8% | 22.8% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 52.2% | 15.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 55.3% | 7.9% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 57.5% | 1.4% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Cape Verde or Solomon Islands?
- Cape Verde, at 58.6% against 58.1% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cape Verde and Solomon Islands?
- 0.5%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Solomon Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Solomon Islands rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cape Verde ranks 87th and Solomon Islands ranks 90th 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.