Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 51.1% in Belgium as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Belgium and Papua New Guinea?

0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Belgium vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight

Belgium

51.1%

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

51.4%

in 2022

Belgium rank

120th

Papua New Guinea rank

117th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Belgium
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 51.4% against 51.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Belgium ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.4%	38.0%	9.4%	Belgium
2000s	50.1%	42.6%	7.5%	Belgium
2010s	51.0%	47.3%	3.7%	Belgium
2020s	51.1%	50.8%	0.3%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Belgium or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 51.4% against 51.1% in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Belgium and Papua New Guinea?: 0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Papua New Guinea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Belgium ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.