Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Philippines or Sri Lanka?

Philippines, at 32.1% against 31.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?

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.

Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight, male

Philippines

32.1%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

31.1%

in 2022

Philippines rank

145th

Sri Lanka rank

148th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Philippines
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 32.1% against 31.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Philippines ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.5%	8.4%	6.1%	Philippines
2000s	19.4%	14.3%	5.2%	Philippines
2010s	26.0%	23.1%	2.9%	Philippines
2020s	31.2%	30.0%	1.2%	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Philippines or Sri Lanka?: Philippines, at 32.1% against 31.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 1.0%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Philippines ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th 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.