Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?

Equatorial Guinea, at 39.5% against 38.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?

0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight

Equatorial Guinea

39.5%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

38.8%

in 2022

Equatorial Guinea rank

142nd

Sri Lanka rank

145th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Equatorial Guinea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 39.5% against 38.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.0%	11.7%	10.3%	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	29.7%	19.5%	10.2%	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	35.5%	29.9%	5.6%	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	38.9%	37.6%	1.3%	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Equatorial Guinea or Sri Lanka?: Equatorial Guinea, at 39.5% against 38.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 0.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd and Sri Lanka ranks 145th 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.