Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Egypt
72.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
71.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 72.5% against 71.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.8% | 52.6% | 7.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 57.9% | 3.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 61.6% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.4% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.1% | 1.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt, at 72.5% against 71.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.