Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Botswana or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 55.8% against 55.1% in Botswana as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?

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.

Botswana vs Cape Verde: Prevalence of overweight, female

Botswana

55.1%

in 2022

Cape Verde

55.8%

in 2022

Botswana rank

97th

Cape Verde rank

94th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Botswana
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 55.8% against 55.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Botswana ranks 97th and Cape Verde ranks 94th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.7%	24.8%	8.0%	Botswana
2000s	43.6%	36.7%	7.0%	Botswana
2010s	51.0%	47.6%	3.3%	Botswana
2020s	54.5%	54.7%	0.2%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Botswana or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 55.8% against 55.1% in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Botswana and Cape Verde?: 0.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Botswana ranks 97th and Cape Verde ranks 94th 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.