Malta vs Paraguay: Share of men who are overweight or obese
Malta
69.5%
in 2024
Paraguay
69.8%
in 2024
Malta rank
32nd
Paraguay rank
29th
Share of men who are overweight or obese over time
- Malta
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 69.8% against 69.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8% | 34.2% | 26.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 43.4% | 21.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 52.9% | 17.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 62.0% | 9.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 68.3% | 1.7% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who are overweight or obese, Malta or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 69.8% against 69.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who are overweight or obese between Malta and Paraguay?
- 0.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Paraguay rank globally for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Malta ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 29th 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 men 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
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.