Mauritania vs Uruguay: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Mauritania
65.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
66.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
63rd
Uruguay rank
60th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Mauritania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 66.6% against 65.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 37.2% | 13.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 44.2% | 9.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 51.2% | 3.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 58.8% | 2.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 65.0% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 66.6% against 65.9% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Uruguay rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.