Brazil vs Libya: Prevalence of overweight, male

Brazil
61.4%
in 2022
Libya
62.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
68th
Libya rank
66th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Brazil
  • Libya
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Libya currently reports 62.2% against 61.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Brazil ranks 68th and Libya ranks 66th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 35.8% 47.9% 12.1% Libya
2000s 45.1% 54.8% 9.7% Libya
2010s 54.5% 59.7% 5.2% Libya
2020s 60.5% 61.9% 1.4% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Brazil or Libya?
Libya, at 62.2% against 61.4% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Brazil and Libya?
0.8%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Libya?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Libya rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Brazil ranks 68th and Libya ranks 66th 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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.