Kuwait vs Tuvalu: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Kuwait
77.1%
in 2024
Tuvalu
85.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
10th
Tuvalu rank
8th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Kuwait
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 85.8% against 77.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 10th and Tuvalu ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.9% | 74.4% | 15.5% | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 79.8% | 11.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 82.7% | 8.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 84.5% | 7.5% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 85.5% | 8.4% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Kuwait or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 85.8% against 77.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Kuwait and Tuvalu?
- 8.7%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tuvalu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Tuvalu rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Kuwait ranks 10th and Tuvalu ranks 8th 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.