What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?

0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Prevalence of overweight, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

16.0%

in 2022

Malawi

15.3%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

187th

Malawi rank

189th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Malawi

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 16.0% against 15.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 189th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.0%	8.6%	1.6%	Malawi
2000s	10.0%	11.4%	1.4%	Malawi
2010s	13.3%	13.6%	0.2%	Malawi
2020s	15.6%	15.0%	0.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 16.0% against 15.3% in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?: 0.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th and Malawi ranks 189th 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.