How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?

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.

Central African Republic vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, female

Central African Republic

29.2%

in 2022

Uganda

31.2%

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

181st

Uganda rank

178th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Central African Republic
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 31.2% against 29.2% in Central African Republic, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 178th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.7%	11.8%	1.1%	Uganda
2000s	17.0%	17.7%	0.6%	Uganda
2010s	23.8%	25.1%	1.3%	Uganda
2020s	28.4%	30.4%	2.0%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Central African Republic or Uganda?: Uganda, at 31.2% against 29.2% in Central African Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Central African Republic and Uganda?: 2.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Uganda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Central African Republic ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 178th 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.