Morocco vs Papua New Guinea: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Morocco
54.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
55.7%
in 2024
Morocco rank
108th
Papua New Guinea rank
106th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Morocco
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 55.7% against 54.8% in Morocco, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.4% | 33.8% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 41.0% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 44.7% | 47.1% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 51.8% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.9% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Morocco or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 55.7% against 54.8% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 108th and Papua New Guinea ranks 106th 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.