Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Cape Verde or Netherlands?

Cape Verde, at 46.7% against 45.9% in Netherlands as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Netherlands?

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.

Cape Verde vs Netherlands: Prevalence of overweight

Cape Verde

46.7%

in 2022

Netherlands

45.9%

in 2022

Cape Verde rank

129th

Netherlands rank

131st

Prevalence of overweight over time

Cape Verde
Netherlands

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 46.7% against 45.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Cape Verde ranks 129th and Netherlands ranks 131st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.1%	42.3%	21.2%	Netherlands
2000s	31.6%	46.9%	15.3%	Netherlands
2010s	40.5%	47.0%	6.5%	Netherlands
2020s	45.8%	46.1%	0.3%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Cape Verde or Netherlands?: Cape Verde, at 46.7% against 45.9% in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Cape Verde and Netherlands?: 0.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Netherlands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Netherlands rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Cape Verde ranks 129th and Netherlands ranks 131st 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: 03 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.