Which has higher share of adults who are obese, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Poland?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 26.1% against 25.9% in Poland as of 2024.

What is the difference in share of adults who are obese between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland?

0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland: Share of adults who are obese

Bosnia and Herzegovina

26.1%

in 2024

Poland

25.9%

in 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

92nd

Poland rank

93rd

Share of adults who are obese over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Poland

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 26.1% against 25.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 93rd of 199 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.1%	13.6%	2.5%	Poland
1990s	13.8%	16.2%	2.4%	Poland
2000s	16.7%	20.1%	3.5%	Poland
2010s	21.7%	24.0%	2.3%	Poland
2020s	25.2%	25.6%	0.3%	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of adults who are obese, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Poland?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 26.1% against 25.9% in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of adults who are obese between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland?: 0.2%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland rank globally for share of adults who are obese?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 92nd and Poland ranks 93rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of adults who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.