Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Georgia
Georgia: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Georgia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 40.1% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Georgia peaked at 40.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1980.
That places Georgia 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 20.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 27.1% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 36.7% | 40.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Georgia?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Georgia was 40.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1980.
- How does Georgia rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Georgia ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.