Luxembourg vs Poland: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Luxembourg
43.8%
in 2024
Poland
42.9%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
142nd
Poland rank
145th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Luxembourg
- Poland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 43.8% against 42.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 142nd and Poland ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 45.1% | 9.7% | Poland |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 44.5% | 6.1% | Poland |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 46.2% | 4.9% | Poland |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 46.7% | 4.0% | Poland |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.9% | 0.3% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Luxembourg or Poland?
- Luxembourg, at 43.8% against 42.9% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Luxembourg and Poland?
- 0.9%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Poland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Poland rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Luxembourg ranks 142nd and Poland ranks 145th 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.