Which has higher prevalence of overweight, East Asia & Pacific or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 67.6% against 36.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight

East Asia & Pacific

36.5%

in 2022

Uruguay

67.6%

in 2022

East Asia & Pacific rank

31st

Uruguay rank

34th

Prevalence of overweight over time

East Asia & Pacific
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 67.6% against 36.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 31.1%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 34th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.6%	43.9%	27.2%	Uruguay
2000s	22.4%	52.4%	30.0%	Uruguay
2010s	29.8%	61.1%	31.3%	Uruguay
2020s	35.6%	66.7%	31.2%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, East Asia & Pacific or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 67.6% against 36.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay?: 31.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st and Uruguay ranks 34th of 43 groups.
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.