Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brunei or Early-demographic dividend?

Brunei, at 69.6% against 40.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Early-demographic dividend?

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.

Brunei vs Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of overweight

Brunei

69.6%

in 2022

Early-demographic dividend

40.8%

in 2022

Brunei rank

27th

Early-demographic dividend rank

26th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Brunei
Early-demographic dividend

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 69.6% against 40.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 28.8%.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.7 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 27th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Early-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	32.5%	19.8%	12.7%	Brunei
2000s	46.1%	26.5%	19.6%	Brunei
2010s	60.2%	34.3%	25.9%	Brunei
2020s	68.5%	39.9%	28.6%	Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Brunei or Early-demographic dividend?: Brunei, at 69.6% against 40.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Brunei and Early-demographic dividend?: 28.8%, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Early-demographic dividend?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Brunei ranks 27th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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.