Comoros vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Comoros
44.1%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
44.5%
in 2024
Comoros rank
140th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
139th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Comoros
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 44.5% against 44.1% in Comoros, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 11.4% | 3.3% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.2% | 2.1% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.6% | 0.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 42.7% | 0.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Comoros or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 44.5% against 44.1% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Comoros ranks 140th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th 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.