Gabon vs Maldives: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Gabon
61.2%
in 2024
Maldives
60.9%
in 2024
Gabon rank
76th
Maldives rank
78th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Gabon
- Maldives
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 61.2% against 60.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 17.8% | 4.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 31.5% | 27.5% | 4.0% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 38.3% | 4.6% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 50.1% | 2.7% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.8% | 0.7% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Gabon or Maldives?
- Gabon, at 61.2% against 60.9% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Gabon and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Maldives rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Gabon ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 78th 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.