Canada vs Romania: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Canada
53.1%
in 2024
Romania
53.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
112th
Romania rank
109th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Canada
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 53.5% against 53.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Canada ranks 112th and Romania ranks 109th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.1% | 38.7% | 3.6% | Romania |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 40.0% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.2% | 5.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 49.8% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 52.8% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Canada or Romania?
- Romania, at 53.5% against 53.1% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Canada and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Romania rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Canada ranks 112th and Romania ranks 109th 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.