Morocco vs Uzbekistan: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Morocco
64.1%
in 2024
Uzbekistan
64.5%
in 2024
Morocco rank
71st
Uzbekistan rank
68th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Morocco
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 64.5% against 64.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 27.8% | 6.9% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 34.7% | 7.5% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 44.2% | 6.7% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.3% | 3.1% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.7% | 0.3% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Morocco or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 64.5% against 64.1% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Morocco and Uzbekistan?
- 0.4%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Uzbekistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 71st and Uzbekistan ranks 68th 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.