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
2.557.51012.5198020022024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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