Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Australia or United Kingdom?

Australia, at 57.7% against 57.5% in United Kingdom as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, female

Australia

57.7%

in 2022

United Kingdom

57.5%

in 2022

Australia rank

83rd

United Kingdom rank

85th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Australia
United Kingdom

How they compare

Australia currently reports 57.7% against 57.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 85th of 196 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	42.8%	45.9%	3.2%	United Kingdom
2000s	50.9%	53.9%	3.0%	United Kingdom
2010s	55.0%	56.5%	1.5%	United Kingdom
2020s	57.3%	57.4%	0.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Australia or United Kingdom?: Australia, at 57.7% against 57.5% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Australia and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Australia ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit: % of female adults
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.