Haiti vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Haiti
31.2%
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
31.8%
in 2024
Haiti rank
174th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
171st
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Haiti
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 31.8% against 31.2% in Haiti, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.6% | 8.8% | 4.8% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 17.3% | 5.9% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.1% | 3.3% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 0.3% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Haiti or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 31.8% against 31.2% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Haiti and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.6%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 174th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 171st 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.