Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malaysia or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 52.3% against 52.0% in Malaysia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?

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.

Malaysia vs Netherlands: Prevalence of overweight, male

Malaysia

52.0%

in 2022

Netherlands

52.3%

in 2022

Malaysia rank

112th

Netherlands rank

110th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Malaysia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 52.3% against 52.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Malaysia ranks 112th and Netherlands ranks 110th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.4%	46.2%	20.8%	Netherlands
2000s	36.4%	52.5%	16.1%	Netherlands
2010s	46.0%	53.4%	7.4%	Netherlands
2020s	51.2%	52.5%	1.2%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Malaysia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 52.3% against 52.0% in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Malaysia and Netherlands?: 0.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Malaysia ranks 112th and Netherlands ranks 110th 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.