Croatia vs Türkiye: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Croatia
64.3%
in 2024
Türkiye
63.9%
in 2024
Croatia rank
53rd
Türkiye rank
56th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Croatia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 64.3% against 63.9% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.
Croatia ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 56th of 199 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 48.4% | 4.9% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 56.2% | 8.8% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 62.3% | 8.8% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 64.6% | 4.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 64.2% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Croatia or Türkiye?
- Croatia, at 64.3% against 63.9% in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Croatia and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Türkiye rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Croatia ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 56th 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.