Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Share of adults who are overweight or obese
Brazil
65.0%
in 2024
Dominican Republic
64.9%
in 2024
Brazil rank
49th
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Share of adults who are overweight or obese over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 65.0% against 64.9% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 49th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 26.8% | 5.1% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.5% | 1.9% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 47.8% | 2.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 57.3% | 2.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.4% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who are overweight or obese, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Brazil, at 65.0% against 64.9% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who are overweight or obese between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Brazil ranks 49th and Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.