Mauritania vs Thailand: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Mauritania
48.0%
in 2024
Thailand
47.2%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
130th
Thailand rank
133rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Mauritania
- Thailand
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 48.0% against 47.2% in Thailand, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 130th and Thailand ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6% | 15.1% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 21.4% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 28.2% | 5.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 36.9% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.0% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Mauritania or Thailand?
- Mauritania, at 48.0% against 47.2% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Mauritania and Thailand?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Thailand?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Thailand rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mauritania ranks 130th and Thailand ranks 133rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.