Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Republic of Moldova or Seychelles?

Republic of Moldova, at 61.2% against 60.8% in Seychelles as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Republic of Moldova and Seychelles?

0.4%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Seychelles?

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.

Republic of Moldova vs Seychelles: Prevalence of overweight

Republic of Moldova

61.2%

in 2022

Seychelles

60.8%

in 2022

Republic of Moldova rank

68th

Seychelles rank

70th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Republic of Moldova
Seychelles

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 61.2% against 60.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Republic of Moldova has been ahead every year.

Republic of Moldova ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 70th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.9%	42.6%	7.3%	Republic of Moldova
2000s	53.5%	51.8%	1.6%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	58.0%	57.5%	0.5%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	60.8%	60.3%	0.5%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Republic of Moldova or Seychelles?: Republic of Moldova, at 61.2% against 60.8% in Seychelles as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Republic of Moldova and Seychelles?: 0.4%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Seychelles?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Republic of Moldova and Seychelles rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Republic of Moldova ranks 68th and Seychelles ranks 70th 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.