Germany vs Venezuela: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Germany
53.8%
in 2022
Venezuela
53.5%
in 2022
Germany rank
110th
Venezuela rank
112th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Germany
- Venezuela
How they compare
Germany currently reports 53.8% against 53.5% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 112th of 196 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 50.5% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 56.3% | 2.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 56.2% | 1.7% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.9% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Germany or Venezuela?
- Germany, at 53.8% against 53.5% in Venezuela as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Germany and Venezuela?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Venezuela?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Venezuela rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Germany ranks 110th and Venezuela ranks 112th 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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About this data
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.