Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Canada or Micronesia (country)?

Canada, at 64.7% against 64.7% in Micronesia (country) as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Micronesia (country)?

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.

Canada vs Micronesia (country): Prevalence of overweight, male

Canada

64.7%

in 2022

Micronesia (country)

64.7%

in 2022

Canada rank

60th

Micronesia (country) rank

61st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Canada
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Canada currently reports 64.7% against 64.7% in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Canada ranks 60th and Micronesia (country) ranks 61st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Micronesia (country) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.4%	58.7%	0.4%	Micronesia (country)
2000s	63.7%	60.8%	2.9%	Canada
2010s	65.0%	62.9%	2.0%	Canada
2020s	64.7%	64.4%	0.3%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Canada or Micronesia (country)?: Canada, at 64.7% against 64.7% in Micronesia (country) as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Canada and Micronesia (country)?: 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Micronesia (country)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Canada and Micronesia (country) rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Canada ranks 60th and Micronesia (country) ranks 61st 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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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.