Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Barbados or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 28.3% against 28.0% in Barbados as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uzbekistan?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Uzbekistan: Prevalence of obesity, male

Barbados

28.0%

in 2024

Uzbekistan

28.3%

in 2024

Barbados rank

45th

Uzbekistan rank

44th

Prevalence of obesity, male over time

Barbados
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 28.3% against 28.0% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Barbados ranks 45th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.5%	6.6%	0.1%	Uzbekistan
1990s	10.3%	7.7%	2.7%	Barbados
2000s	16.3%	11.0%	5.2%	Barbados
2010s	22.3%	18.8%	3.4%	Barbados
2020s	26.7%	26.2%	0.5%	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Barbados or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 28.3% against 28.0% in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Barbados and Uzbekistan?: 0.3%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Uzbekistan?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Uzbekistan rank globally for prevalence of obesity, male?: Barbados ranks 45th and Uzbekistan ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+)
Unit: % of male population ages 18+
Source: World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 8,862 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. 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.