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

Cape Verde, at 55.8% against 55.4% in Mauritius as of 2022.

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

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.

Cape Verde vs Mauritius: Prevalence of overweight, female

Cape Verde

55.8%

in 2022

Mauritius

55.4%

in 2022

Cape Verde rank

94th

Mauritius rank

96th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Cape Verde
Mauritius

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 55.8% against 55.4% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Cape Verde ranks 94th and Mauritius ranks 96th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.8%	44.5%	19.8%	Mauritius
2000s	36.7%	50.4%	13.7%	Mauritius
2010s	47.6%	53.5%	5.9%	Mauritius
2020s	54.7%	55.1%	0.4%	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cape Verde or Mauritius?: Cape Verde, at 55.8% against 55.4% in Mauritius as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritius?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Mauritius rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Cape Verde ranks 94th and Mauritius ranks 96th 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.