Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Trinidad and Tobago
65.9%
in 2024
Uruguay
66.6%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago rank
62nd
Uruguay rank
60th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 66.6% against 65.9% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.6% | 37.2% | 7.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 44.2% | 6.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 51.2% | 5.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.8% | 2.7% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Trinidad and Tobago or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 66.6% against 65.9% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 62nd and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.