Egypt vs Naoero: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Egypt
82.1%
in 2024
Naoero
87.9%
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Naoero rank
8th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Naoero
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 87.9% against 82.1% in Egypt, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Naoero has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 11th and Naoero ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Naoero has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 90.8% | 38.2% | Naoero |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 90.4% | 26.6% | Naoero |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 89.6% | 15.3% | Naoero |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 88.7% | 9.1% | Naoero |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 88.1% | 6.4% | Naoero |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Egypt or Naoero?
- Naoero, at 87.9% against 82.1% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Egypt and Naoero?
- 5.8%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Naoero?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Naoero rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Naoero ranks 8th 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.