Cameroon vs Czechia: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cameroon
49.1%
in 2024
Czechia
50.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
121st
Czechia rank
118th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cameroon
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 50.0% against 49.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 121st and Czechia ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 52.6% | 37.2% | Czechia |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 47.9% | 24.6% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 45.5% | 11.4% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 47.3% | 5.1% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 49.4% | 1.8% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Cameroon or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 50.0% against 49.1% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cameroon and Czechia?
- 0.9%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Czechia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Czechia rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cameroon ranks 121st and Czechia ranks 118th 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.