Brazil vs Poland: Prevalence of overweight
Brazil
63.0%
in 2022
Poland
62.7%
in 2022
Brazil rank
55th
Poland rank
56th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Brazil
- Poland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 63.0% against 62.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Brazil ranks 55th and Poland ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 47.2% | 8.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 52.3% | 6.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 58.5% | 3.3% | Poland |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brazil or Poland?
- Brazil, at 63.0% against 62.7% in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brazil and Poland?
- 0.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Poland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Poland rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Brazil ranks 55th and Poland ranks 56th 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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About this data
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.