Libya vs Oman: Share of men who are obese

Libya

25.3%

in 2024

Oman

25.5%

in 2024

Libya rank

60th

Oman rank

59th

Share of men who are obese over time

Libya
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 25.5% against 25.3% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 60th and Oman ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Individual pages

Share of men who are obese in Libya
Share of men who are obese in Oman
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.