Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, South Sudan or Uganda?

Uganda, at 31.2% against 30.2% in South Sudan as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?

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.

South Sudan vs Uganda: Prevalence of overweight, female

South Sudan

30.2%

in 2022

Uganda

31.2%

in 2022

South Sudan rank

179th

Uganda rank

178th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

South Sudan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 31.2% against 30.2% in South Sudan, a difference of 1.0%.

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

South Sudan ranks 179th and Uganda ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.5%	11.8%	1.7%	South Sudan
2000s	18.6%	17.7%	1.0%	South Sudan
2010s	25.0%	25.1%	0.1%	Uganda
2020s	29.5%	30.4%	0.9%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, South Sudan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 31.2% against 30.2% in South Sudan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between South Sudan and Uganda?: 1.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do South Sudan and Uganda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: South Sudan ranks 179th and Uganda ranks 178th 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.