Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Peru or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Peru, at 68.1% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Peru vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of overweight

Peru

68.1%

in 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa

29.9%

in 2022

Peru rank

32nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

35th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Peru
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Peru currently reports 68.1% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 38.2%.

That makes Peru's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Peru ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.1%	15.2%	25.9%	Peru
2000s	49.2%	21.0%	28.2%	Peru
2010s	59.7%	26.1%	33.5%	Peru
2020s	67.0%	29.3%	37.6%	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Peru or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Peru, at 68.1% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 38.2%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Peru and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Peru ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th 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.