Palau vs Qatar: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Palau
75.0%
in 2024
Qatar
75.5%
in 2024
Palau rank
29th
Qatar rank
27th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Palau
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 75.5% against 75.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.3% | 55.0% | 12.2% | Palau |
| 1990s | 70.6% | 62.0% | 8.6% | Palau |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 69.0% | 3.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 73.4% | 0.4% | Palau |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 75.2% | 0.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Palau or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 75.5% against 75.0% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Palau and Qatar?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Qatar rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Palau ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.