Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Arab World or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 72.0% against 56.6% in Arab World as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Slovakia?

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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Slovakia: Prevalence of overweight, male

Arab World

56.6%

in 2022

Slovakia

72.0%

in 2022

Arab World rank

15th

Slovakia rank

14th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Arab World
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 72.0% against 56.6% in Arab World, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.3 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 15th and Slovakia ranks 14th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.4%	55.1%	14.7%	Slovakia
2000s	47.7%	60.8%	13.0%	Slovakia
2010s	53.7%	67.4%	13.7%	Slovakia
2020s	56.2%	71.4%	15.2%	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Arab World or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 72.0% against 56.6% in Arab World as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Arab World and Slovakia?: 15.4%, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Slovakia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Arab World and Slovakia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Arab World ranks 15th and Slovakia ranks 14th 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit: % of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.