Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Dominica or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 75.6% against 75.4% in Dominica as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Puerto Rico?

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.

Dominica vs Puerto Rico: Prevalence of overweight, female

Dominica

75.4%

in 2022

Puerto Rico

75.6%

in 2022

Dominica rank

22nd

Puerto Rico rank

20th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Dominica
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 75.6% against 75.4% in Dominica, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Dominica ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	53.0%	54.3%	1.3%	Puerto Rico
2000s	62.7%	63.5%	0.8%	Puerto Rico
2010s	70.5%	70.8%	0.3%	Puerto Rico
2020s	74.8%	75.0%	0.2%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Dominica or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 75.6% against 75.4% in Dominica as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Dominica and Puerto Rico?: 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Puerto Rico?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominica and Puerto Rico rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Dominica ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 20th 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.