Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?

Saudi Arabia, at 71.8% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of overweight

Saudi Arabia

71.8%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

71.3%

in 2022

Saudi Arabia rank

20th

United Arab Emirates rank

23rd

Prevalence of overweight over time

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 71.8% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.3%	60.1%	0.1%	Saudi Arabia
2000s	65.5%	67.4%	1.9%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	69.6%	70.9%	1.3%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	71.6%	71.3%	0.3%	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?: Saudi Arabia, at 71.8% against 71.3% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.