Algeria vs Turkmenistan: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Algeria
57.6%
in 2024
Turkmenistan
58.0%
in 2024
Algeria rank
91st
Turkmenistan rank
88th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Algeria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 58.0% against 57.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 91st and Turkmenistan ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.4% | 32.7% | 0.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 38.1% | 0.6% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 44.8% | 0.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 52.3% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.9% | 0.3% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Algeria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 58.0% against 57.6% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Algeria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.4%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Turkmenistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Algeria ranks 91st and Turkmenistan ranks 88th 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.