Uruguay vs Venezuela: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Uruguay

0.8%

in 2014

Venezuela

0.9%

in 2014

Uruguay rank

136th

Venezuela rank

134th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Uruguay
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Uruguay ranks 136th and Venezuela ranks 134th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.