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

Honduras, at 63.8% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Honduras?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Honduras: Prevalence of overweight

Dominican Republic

63.3%

in 2022

Honduras

63.8%

in 2022

Dominican Republic rank

53rd

Honduras rank

52nd

Prevalence of overweight over time

Dominican Republic
Honduras

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 63.8% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Honduras ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36.6%	38.7%	2.1%	Honduras
2000s	47.7%	49.3%	1.7%	Honduras
2010s	57.2%	58.3%	1.2%	Honduras
2020s	62.5%	63.1%	0.6%	Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Dominican Republic or Honduras?: Honduras, at 63.8% against 63.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Dominican Republic and Honduras?: 0.5%, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Honduras?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Honduras rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Dominican Republic ranks 53rd and Honduras ranks 52nd 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.