Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brazil or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 63.3% against 63.0% in Brazil as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brazil and Dominican Republic?

0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?

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.

Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Prevalence of overweight

Brazil

63.0%

in 2022

Dominican Republic

63.3%

in 2022

Brazil rank

55th

Dominican Republic rank

53rd

Prevalence of overweight over time

Brazil
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 63.3% against 63.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.

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

Brazil ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.3%	36.6%	1.8%	Brazil
2000s	45.7%	47.7%	2.0%	Dominican Republic
2010s	55.2%	57.2%	2.0%	Dominican Republic
2020s	62.0%	62.5%	0.6%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brazil or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 63.3% against 63.0% in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brazil and Dominican Republic?: 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Brazil ranks 55th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd 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.