Fiji vs Qatar: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Fiji
76.2%
in 2024
Qatar
75.5%
in 2024
Fiji rank
25th
Qatar rank
27th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Fiji
- Qatar
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 76.2% against 75.5% in Qatar, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.
Fiji ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.3% | 55.0% | 2.7% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 62.0% | 3.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 69.0% | 3.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 73.4% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Fiji or Qatar?
- Fiji, at 76.2% against 75.5% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Fiji and Qatar?
- 0.7%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Qatar rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Fiji ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th 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.