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

Qatar, at 76.7% against 74.7% in United States as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar 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.

Qatar vs United States: Prevalence of overweight, male

Qatar

76.7%

in 2022

United States

74.7%

in 2022

Qatar rank

8th

United States rank

10th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Qatar
United States

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 76.7% against 74.7% in United States, a difference of 2.0%.

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

Qatar ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	58.3%	60.6%	2.3%	United States
2000s	67.2%	68.9%	1.7%	United States
2010s	73.6%	73.1%	0.5%	Qatar
2020s	76.3%	74.5%	1.8%	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Qatar or United States?: Qatar, at 76.7% against 74.7% in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Qatar and United States?: 2.0%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Qatar and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Qatar ranks 8th 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.