Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Lithuania or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 58.8% against 58.7% in Lithuania as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Lithuania and Russian Federation?

0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russian Federation?

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.

Lithuania vs Russian Federation: Prevalence of overweight

Lithuania

58.7%

in 2022

Russian Federation

58.8%

in 2022

Lithuania rank

82nd

Russian Federation rank

81st

Prevalence of overweight over time

Lithuania
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 58.8% against 58.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 82nd and Russian Federation ranks 81st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	54.0%	47.7%	6.3%	Lithuania
2000s	54.1%	50.7%	3.4%	Lithuania
2010s	56.6%	55.5%	1.1%	Lithuania
2020s	58.4%	58.3%	0.1%	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Lithuania or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 58.8% against 58.7% in Lithuania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Lithuania and Russian Federation?: 0.1%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russian Federation?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Lithuania and Russian Federation rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Lithuania ranks 82nd and Russian Federation ranks 81st 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.