Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iceland or United Kingdom?

Iceland, at 65.9% against 65.5% in United Kingdom as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?

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.

Iceland vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, male

Iceland

65.9%

in 2022

United Kingdom

65.5%

in 2022

Iceland rank

52nd

United Kingdom rank

55th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Iceland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 65.9% against 65.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Iceland ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.9%	55.4%	3.6%	United Kingdom
2000s	60.1%	63.4%	3.3%	United Kingdom
2010s	64.2%	65.2%	1.0%	United Kingdom
2020s	65.7%	65.4%	0.3%	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Iceland or United Kingdom?: Iceland, at 65.9% against 65.5% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Iceland and United Kingdom?: 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United Kingdom?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iceland and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Iceland ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 55th 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.