Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Belize or Marshall Islands?

Belize, at 79.8% against 78.0% in Marshall Islands as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Marshall Islands?

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.

Belize vs Marshall Islands: Prevalence of overweight, female

Belize

79.8%

in 2022

Marshall Islands

78.0%

in 2022

Belize rank

10th

Marshall Islands rank

13th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Belize
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Belize currently reports 79.8% against 78.0% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.8%.

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

Belize ranks 10th and Marshall Islands ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.6%	74.8%	16.2%	Marshall Islands
2000s	68.4%	76.5%	8.1%	Marshall Islands
2010s	75.6%	77.3%	1.8%	Marshall Islands
2020s	79.3%	77.9%	1.4%	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Belize or Marshall Islands?: Belize, at 79.8% against 78.0% in Marshall Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Belize and Marshall Islands?: 1.8%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Marshall Islands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Belize and Marshall Islands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Belize ranks 10th and Marshall Islands ranks 13th 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.