What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

27.4%

in 2022

Rwanda

27.3%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

184th

Rwanda rank

185th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 27.4% against 27.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.2%	10.4%	1.1%	Rwanda
2000s	14.7%	14.4%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	21.6%	21.0%	0.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	26.6%	26.4%	0.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.4% against 27.3% in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 184th 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.