Egypt vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Egypt
82.1%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
83.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
9th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 83.3% against 82.1% in Egypt, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.6% | 49.3% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 60.0% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.3% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 82.3% | 0.6% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 83.3% against 82.1% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 1.2%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 9th 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.