Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 41.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Marshall Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands stood at 41.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 41.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1980.
That places Marshall Islands 21st 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 | 28.1% | 25.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.3% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 41.0% | 41.3% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Marshall Islands was 41.2% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1980.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 21st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.