Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cameroon or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 47.8% against 46.5% in Cameroon as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Indonesia?

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.

Cameroon vs Indonesia: Prevalence of overweight, female

Cameroon

46.5%

in 2022

Indonesia

47.8%

in 2022

Cameroon rank

129th

Indonesia rank

126th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Cameroon
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 47.8% against 46.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Cameroon ranks 129th and Indonesia ranks 126th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.0%	16.1%	7.0%	Cameroon
2000s	34.2%	23.9%	10.3%	Cameroon
2010s	42.0%	36.4%	5.5%	Cameroon
2020s	45.9%	46.3%	0.4%	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Cameroon or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 47.8% against 46.5% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Cameroon and Indonesia?: 1.3%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Indonesia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Indonesia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Cameroon ranks 129th and Indonesia ranks 126th 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.