Cuba vs Maldives: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Cuba
59.9%
in 2024
Maldives
60.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
81st
Maldives rank
78th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Cuba
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 60.9% against 59.9% in Cuba, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.0% | 17.8% | 12.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 27.5% | 8.9% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 38.3% | 5.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 50.1% | 1.9% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.8% | 0.5% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 60.9% against 59.9% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Cuba and Maldives?
- 1.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Maldives rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Cuba ranks 81st and Maldives ranks 78th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.