Mauritania vs Morocco: Prevalence of overweight, female
Mauritania
64.0%
in 2022
Morocco
64.1%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
64th
Morocco rank
62nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Mauritania
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 64.1% against 64.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 42.1% | 9.9% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 50.8% | 4.8% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 58.5% | 1.8% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.4% | 0.4% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Mauritania or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 64.1% against 64.0% in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Mauritania and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Mauritania ranks 64th and Morocco ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.