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
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.