Lebanon vs Morocco: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Lebanon
62.8%
in 2024
Morocco
64.1%
in 2024
Lebanon rank
74th
Morocco rank
71st
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Lebanon
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 64.1% against 62.8% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 74th and Morocco ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 34.6% | 8.1% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 42.2% | 6.3% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 50.9% | 3.8% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 58.5% | 0.9% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 63.1% | 0.9% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Lebanon or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 64.1% against 62.8% in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Lebanon and Morocco?
- 1.3%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Morocco?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Morocco rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Lebanon ranks 74th 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.