Spain vs Yemen: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Spain
41.3%
in 2024
Yemen
41.9%
in 2024
Spain rank
154th
Yemen rank
151st
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Spain
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 154th and Yemen ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.3% | 13.9% | 32.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 18.5% | 28.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 26.4% | 21.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 34.9% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 40.6% | 1.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Spain or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 41.9% against 41.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Spain and Yemen?
- 0.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Yemen rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Spain ranks 154th and Yemen ranks 151st 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.