Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Moldova or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 61.4% against 61.2% in Moldova as of 2022.

What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Moldova and United Kingdom?

0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United Kingdom?

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.

Moldova vs United Kingdom: Prevalence of overweight

Moldova

61.2%

in 2022

United Kingdom

61.4%

in 2022

Moldova rank

68th

United Kingdom rank

67th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Moldova
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 61.4% against 61.2% in Moldova, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Moldova ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 67th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.9%	50.6%	0.7%	United Kingdom
2000s	53.5%	58.6%	5.1%	United Kingdom
2010s	58.0%	60.8%	2.8%	United Kingdom
2020s	60.8%	61.3%	0.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Moldova or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 61.4% against 61.2% in Moldova as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Moldova and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United Kingdom?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Moldova and United Kingdom rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Moldova ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 67th 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.