Angola vs Gambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Angola
33.5%
in 2024
Gambia
34.2%
in 2024
Angola rank
164th
Gambia rank
161st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Angola
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 34.2% against 33.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 164th and Gambia ranks 161st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 5.3% | 5.9% | Angola |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 9.9% | 6.2% | Angola |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 18.8% | 3.5% | Angola |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 27.2% | 0.7% | Angola |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.7% | 0.4% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Angola or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 34.2% against 33.5% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Angola and Gambia?
- 0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Gambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Angola ranks 164th and Gambia ranks 161st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.