Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, New Zealand or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 65.0% against 64.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?

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.

New Zealand vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight, female

New Zealand

64.0%

in 2022

Uruguay

65.0%

in 2022

New Zealand rank

63rd

Uruguay rank

60th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

New Zealand
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 65.0% against 64.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

New Zealand ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45.5%	44.2%	1.3%	New Zealand
2000s	55.0%	51.2%	3.8%	New Zealand
2010s	60.7%	58.8%	1.8%	New Zealand
2020s	63.6%	64.2%	0.6%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, New Zealand or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 65.0% against 64.0% in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between New Zealand and Uruguay?: 1.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: New Zealand ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.