Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Marshall Islands or United States?

Marshall Islands, at 73.2% against 72.4% in United States as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Marshall Islands and United States?

0.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States?

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.

Marshall Islands vs United States: Prevalence of overweight

Marshall Islands

73.2%

in 2022

United States

72.4%

in 2022

Marshall Islands rank

17th

United States rank

19th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Marshall Islands
United States

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 73.2% against 72.4% in United States, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.0%	55.4%	14.6%	Marshall Islands
2000s	71.8%	64.1%	7.7%	Marshall Islands
2010s	72.7%	69.5%	3.2%	Marshall Islands
2020s	73.1%	72.1%	1.1%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Marshall Islands or United States?: Marshall Islands, at 73.2% against 72.4% in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Marshall Islands and United States?: 0.8%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and United States rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Marshall Islands ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th 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: 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.