Germany vs Luxembourg: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Germany
44.3%
in 2024
Luxembourg
43.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
140th
Luxembourg rank
142nd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Germany
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Germany currently reports 44.3% against 43.8% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 140th and Luxembourg ranks 142nd of 199 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.8% | 35.4% | 3.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 38.4% | 4.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 41.4% | 3.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 42.7% | 2.6% | Germany |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 43.6% | 1.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Germany or Luxembourg?
- Germany, at 44.3% against 43.8% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Germany and Luxembourg?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Germany ranks 140th and Luxembourg ranks 142nd 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.