Nigeria vs Yemen: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Nigeria
13.7%
in 2024
Yemen
13.3%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
149th
Yemen rank
151st
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.7% against 13.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.9% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.7% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 10.0% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Nigeria or Yemen?
- Nigeria, at 13.7% against 13.3% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Nigeria ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 151st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.