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

Croatia, at 64.2% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia 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.

Croatia vs Dominican Republic: Prevalence of overweight

Croatia

64.2%

in 2022

Dominican Republic

63.3%

in 2022

Croatia rank

50th

Dominican Republic rank

53rd

Prevalence of overweight over time

Croatia
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 64.2% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Croatia ranks 50th and Dominican Republic ranks 53rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	47.6%	36.6%	11.0%	Croatia
2000s	53.2%	47.7%	5.5%	Croatia
2010s	59.6%	57.2%	2.4%	Croatia
2020s	63.6%	62.5%	1.1%	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Croatia or Dominican Republic?: Croatia, at 64.2% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Croatia and Dominican Republic?: 0.9%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Dominican Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Croatia and Dominican Republic rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Croatia ranks 50th 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.