Greenland vs Morocco: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Greenland
63.2%
in 2024
Morocco
64.1%
in 2024
Greenland rank
73rd
Morocco rank
71st
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Greenland
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 64.1% against 63.2% in Greenland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.0% | 34.6% | 4.3% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 42.2% | 2.6% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 50.9% | 0.6% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 58.5% | 0.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 63.1% | 1.0% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Greenland or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 64.1% against 63.2% in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Greenland and Morocco?
- 0.9%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Morocco?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Morocco rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Greenland ranks 73rd and Morocco ranks 71st 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.