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

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

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Peru and United Kingdom?

0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru 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.

Peru vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight, male

Peru

65.5%

in 2022

United Kingdom

65.5%

in 2022

Peru rank

56th

United Kingdom rank

55th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Peru
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 65.5% against 65.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Peru ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.6%	55.4%	21.9%	United Kingdom
2000s	43.8%	63.4%	19.6%	United Kingdom
2010s	56.3%	65.2%	9.0%	United Kingdom
2020s	64.2%	65.4%	1.2%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Peru or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 65.5% against 65.5% in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Peru and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Peru and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Peru ranks 56th 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.