Botswana vs Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Botswana
43.1%
in 2024
Lesotho
42.1%
in 2024
Botswana rank
140th
Lesotho rank
141st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 43.1% against 42.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 27.4% | 10.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 30.5% | 7.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 34.3% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 38.4% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 41.3% | 0.6% | Botswana |
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), Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 43.1% against 42.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 1.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Botswana ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 141st 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.