Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Brazil or New Zealand?

Brazil, at 64.4% against 64.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?

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.

Brazil vs New Zealand: Prevalence of overweight, female

Brazil

64.4%

in 2022

New Zealand

64.0%

in 2022

Brazil rank

61st

New Zealand rank

63rd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Brazil
New Zealand

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 64.4% against 64.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Brazil ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 196 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.6%	45.5%	4.9%	New Zealand
2000s	46.1%	55.0%	8.9%	New Zealand
2010s	55.7%	60.7%	5.0%	New Zealand
2020s	63.2%	63.6%	0.3%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Brazil or New Zealand?: Brazil, at 64.4% against 64.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Brazil and New Zealand?: 0.4%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Brazil ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 63rd 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.