Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Peru or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

Peru, at 70.6% against 32.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Peru vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of overweight, female

Peru

70.6%

in 2022

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

32.0%

in 2022

Peru rank

40th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

41st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Peru
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Peru currently reports 70.6% against 32.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 38.6%.

That makes Peru's figure about 2.2 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Peru ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.3%	9.0%	39.3%	Peru
2000s	54.5%	15.8%	38.7%	Peru
2010s	63.0%	24.6%	38.4%	Peru
2020s	69.6%	31.0%	38.6%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Peru or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Peru, at 70.6% against 32.0% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 38.6%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Peru ranks 40th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st 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.