Canada vs Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight, female
Canada
53.6%
in 2022
Venezuela
53.8%
in 2022
Canada rank
104th
Venezuela rank
103rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Canada
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 53.8% against 53.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 104th and Venezuela ranks 103rd of 196 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 50.5% | 6.6% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 55.4% | 5.3% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 55.7% | 3.1% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 54.1% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Canada or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 53.8% against 53.6% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Canada and Venezuela?
- 0.2%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Venezuela?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Canada ranks 104th and Venezuela ranks 103rd 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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About this data
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.