Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bangladesh or Cambodia?

Bangladesh, at 27.0% against 25.1% in Cambodia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?

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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Prevalence of overweight

Bangladesh

27.0%

in 2022

Cambodia

25.1%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

177th

Cambodia rank

178th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Bangladesh
Cambodia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 27.0% against 25.1% in Cambodia, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 177th and Cambodia ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Cambodia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Cambodia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.8%	6.9%	2.1%	Cambodia
2000s	9.5%	10.9%	1.4%	Cambodia
2010s	18.4%	17.9%	0.5%	Bangladesh
2020s	25.8%	24.1%	1.7%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Bangladesh or Cambodia?: Bangladesh, at 27.0% against 25.1% in Cambodia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Bangladesh and Cambodia?: 1.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Bangladesh ranks 177th and Cambodia ranks 178th 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.