Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Brazil
65.0%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
64.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
49th
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 65.0% against 64.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 26.8% | 5.1% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.5% | 1.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 47.8% | 2.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 57.3% | 2.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.4% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Brazil, at 65.0% against 64.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.