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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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