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

Uruguay, at 67.6% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.

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

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uruguay: Prevalence of overweight

Sub-Saharan Africa

29.9%

in 2022

Uruguay

67.6%

in 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

35th

Uruguay rank

34th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 67.6% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 37.7%.

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 34th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.2%	43.9%	28.7%	Uruguay
2000s	21.0%	52.4%	31.4%	Uruguay
2010s	26.1%	61.1%	35.0%	Uruguay
2020s	29.3%	66.7%	37.4%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 67.6% against 29.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?: 37.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 34th of 43 groups.
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.