Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 30.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 30.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia peaked at 30.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1980.
Slovakia ranks 68th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.9% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.7% | 30.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 66 Uzbekistan 30.6% compare
- 67 Turkey 30.5% compare
- 69 United Arab Emirates 30.3% compare
- 70 Syria 29.9% compare
- 71 Guyana 29.8% compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 27,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 25,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,537 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Slovakia was 30.3% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1980.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Slovakia ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.