Panama vs Saint Lucia: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Panama
77.5%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
77.1%
in 2024
Panama rank
17th
Saint Lucia rank
19th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Panama
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 77.5% against 77.1% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Panama ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.8% | 39.3% | 3.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 50.0% | 2.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 58.3% | 61.3% | 2.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 70.3% | 1.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Panama or Saint Lucia?
- Panama, at 77.5% against 77.1% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Panama and Saint Lucia?
- 0.4%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saint Lucia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Panama ranks 17th and Saint Lucia ranks 19th 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.