Rwanda vs Switzerland: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Rwanda
29.7%
in 2024
Switzerland
28.2%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
187th
Switzerland rank
189th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Rwanda
- Switzerland
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 29.7% against 28.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Switzerland ahead.
Rwanda ranks 187th and Switzerland ranks 189th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 27.5% | 19.0% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 25.4% | 14.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 25.0% | 10.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 26.2% | 4.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.7% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Rwanda or Switzerland?
- Rwanda, at 29.7% against 28.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 1.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Rwanda ranks 187th and Switzerland ranks 189th 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.
Individual pages
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.