Algeria vs Mauritania: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Algeria
23.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
24.1%
in 2024
Algeria rank
91st
Mauritania rank
90th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Algeria
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 24.1% against 23.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 90th of 198 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 5.2% | 3.3% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 8.7% | 2.6% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 1.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 1.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.8% | 0.0% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Algeria or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 24.1% against 23.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Algeria and Mauritania?
- 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Algeria ranks 91st and Mauritania ranks 90th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.