Grenada vs Nicaragua: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Grenada
72.4%
in 2024
Nicaragua
72.5%
in 2024
Grenada rank
38th
Nicaragua rank
36th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Grenada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 72.5% against 72.4% in Grenada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 39.5% | 0.7% | Grenada |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 50.5% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 60.0% | 2.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 67.1% | 1.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 71.5% | 0.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Grenada or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 72.5% against 72.4% in Grenada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Grenada and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Nicaragua rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Grenada ranks 38th and Nicaragua ranks 36th 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.