Kuwait vs Romania: Share of men who are overweight or obese

Kuwait

77.5%

in 2024

Romania

73.7%

in 2024

Kuwait rank

10th

Romania rank

13th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

Kuwait
Romania

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 77.5% against 73.7% in Romania, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 10th and Romania ranks 13th of 199 countries.

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Share of men who are overweight or obese in Kuwait
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Romania
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About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are overweight or 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

A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.