Brazil vs Guatemala: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Brazil
65.0%
in 2024
Guatemala
64.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
49th
Guatemala rank
51st

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Brazil
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 65.0% against 64.8% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 51st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guatemala Difference Ahead
1980s 31.9% 28.2% 3.7% Brazil
1990s 38.4% 37.2% 1.2% Brazil
2000s 45.7% 47.1% 1.4% Guatemala
2010s 55.2% 56.6% 1.4% Guatemala
2020s 63.0% 63.2% 0.1% Guatemala

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 Guatemala?
Brazil, at 65.0% against 64.8% in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Brazil and Guatemala?
0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Brazil ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 51st 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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