Share of men who are obese in Maldives
Maldives: Share of men who are obese was 13.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of men who are obese in Maldives, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are obese in Maldives stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Maldives peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 134th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of men who are obese in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 13.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 13.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.4%, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Maldives?
- Share of men who are obese in Maldives was 13.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are obese recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for share of men who are obese?
- Maldives ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.