How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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.

Germany vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Prevalence of overweight

Germany

53.8%

in 2022

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

53.5%

in 2022

Germany rank

110th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

112th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Germany
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Germany currently reports 53.8% against 53.5% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 112th of 196 countries.

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.9%	50.5%	0.6%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	54.0%	56.3%	2.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	54.5%	56.2%	1.7%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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, Bolivarian Republic of?: Germany, at 53.8% against 53.5% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Germany and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Germany and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Germany ranks 110th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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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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.