Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cambodia or Rwanda?

Cambodia, at 29.0% against 27.3% in Rwanda as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?

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.

Cambodia vs Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight, female

Cambodia

29.0%

in 2022

Rwanda

27.3%

in 2022

Cambodia rank

182nd

Rwanda rank

185th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Cambodia
Rwanda

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 29.0% against 27.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Cambodia ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.3%	10.4%	3.1%	Rwanda
2000s	12.0%	14.4%	2.4%	Rwanda
2010s	20.5%	21.0%	0.5%	Rwanda
2020s	27.8%	26.4%	1.5%	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cambodia or Rwanda?: Cambodia, at 29.0% against 27.3% in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cambodia and Rwanda?: 1.7%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cambodia and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Cambodia ranks 182nd and Rwanda ranks 185th 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.