Kuwait vs Qatar: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Kuwait
79.2%
in 2024
Qatar
77.3%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
10th
Qatar rank
13th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 79.2% against 77.3% in Qatar, a difference of 1.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.6% | 47.7% | 7.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 59.1% | 7.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 67.7% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 73.0% | 5.4% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 76.6% | 2.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 79.2% against 77.3% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 1.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and Qatar ranks 13th 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.