Burkina Faso vs Nepal: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Burkina Faso
7.0%
in 2024
Nepal
7.7%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
184th
Nepal rank
181st

Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nepal
02468198020022024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 7.7% against 7.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Nepal ranks 181st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Burkina Faso
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Burkina Faso
2000s 1.9% 1.8% 0.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 3.8% 4.0% 0.2% Nepal
2020s 6.2% 6.8% 0.6% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Burkina Faso or Nepal?
Nepal, at 7.7% against 7.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Burkina Faso and Nepal?
0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nepal rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Nepal ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude 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 (crude 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
Last refreshed