Mauritania vs New Zealand: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Mauritania
65.9%
in 2024
New Zealand
64.7%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
63rd
New Zealand rank
66th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Mauritania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.9% against 64.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mauritania ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 34.5% | 10.5% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 45.5% | 10.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 55.0% | 7.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 60.7% | 3.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.9% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Mauritania or New Zealand?
- Mauritania, at 65.9% against 64.7% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 1.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd and New Zealand ranks 66th 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.