Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Poland or United States?

United States, at 74.7% against 73.9% in Poland as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Poland and United States?

0.8%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?

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.

Poland vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, male

Poland

73.9%

in 2022

United States

74.7%

in 2022

Poland rank

12th

United States rank

10th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Poland
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 74.7% against 73.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Poland ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.9%	60.6%	10.6%	United States
2000s	58.3%	68.9%	10.6%	United States
2010s	67.6%	73.1%	5.4%	United States
2020s	73.1%	74.5%	1.4%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Poland or United States?: United States, at 74.7% against 73.9% in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Poland and United States?: 0.8%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Poland and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Poland ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th 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.