Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Mauritania or Tunisia?

Mauritania, at 64.0% against 63.3% in Tunisia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Mauritania vs Tunisia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Mauritania

64.0%

in 2022

Tunisia

63.3%

in 2022

Mauritania rank

64th

Tunisia rank

67th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Mauritania
Tunisia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 64.0% against 63.3% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 64th and Tunisia ranks 67th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.2%	51.0%	18.8%	Tunisia
2000s	46.0%	56.9%	10.9%	Tunisia
2010s	56.6%	60.8%	4.1%	Tunisia
2020s	63.0%	63.0%	0.0%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Mauritania or Tunisia?: Mauritania, at 64.0% against 63.3% in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Mauritania and Tunisia?: 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Mauritania ranks 64th and Tunisia ranks 67th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit: % of female adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.