Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21.8% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of overweight

Burkina Faso

21.7%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo

21.8%

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

187th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

186th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.8% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 186th of 196 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.9%	8.2%	2.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	10.4%	12.4%	2.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	16.4%	17.5%	1.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	20.9%	21.2%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21.8% against 21.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 186th 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.