Benin vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Benin
31.5%
in 2024
Zambia
31.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
172nd
Zambia rank
175th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 31.5% against 31.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Benin ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 10.7% | 3.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 13.5% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.9% | 2.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.0% | 2.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.5% | 0.8% | Benin |
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), Benin or Zambia?
- Benin, at 31.5% against 31.1% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Benin and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Benin ranks 172nd and Zambia ranks 175th 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.