Egypt vs Qatar: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Egypt
42.8%
in 2024
Qatar
42.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
15th
Qatar rank
16th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Qatar
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.8% against 42.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.7% | 0.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.7% | 0.3% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 36.7% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.3% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Egypt or Qatar?
- Egypt, at 42.8% against 42.4% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Egypt and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.