Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cuba
59.9%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
60.4%
in 2024
Cuba rank
81st
Equatorial Guinea rank
80th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cuba
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 60.4% against 59.9% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 81st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 21.8% | 8.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 31.2% | 5.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 42.6% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 52.3% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.8% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Cuba or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 60.4% against 59.9% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Equatorial Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 81st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th 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.