Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low income or Turkey?

Turkey, at 69.7% against 31.6% in Low income as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Turkey?

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.

Low income vs Turkey: Prevalence of overweight, female

Low income

31.6%

in 2022

Turkey

69.7%

in 2022

Low income rank

43rd

Turkey rank

46th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Low income
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 69.7% against 31.6% in Low income, a difference of 38.1%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 2.2 times Low income's.

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

Low income ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 46th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low income	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.7%	61.1%	47.4%	Turkey
2000s	19.6%	65.2%	45.6%	Turkey
2010s	26.0%	67.6%	41.7%	Turkey
2020s	30.7%	69.5%	38.7%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Low income or Turkey?: Turkey, at 69.7% against 31.6% in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Low income and Turkey?: 38.1%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Turkey?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Low income and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Low income ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 46th of 43 groups.
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.