Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Somalia
14.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
14.7%
in 2024
Somalia rank
143rd
Zimbabwe rank
144th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 5.8% | 3.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 6.1% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.9% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 11.0% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 0.0% | Somalia |
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), Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 14.9% against 14.7% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 143rd and Zimbabwe ranks 144th 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.