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
10203040198020022024

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-among-adults-bmi-25-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate-percent/botswana/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/overweight-among-adults-bmi-25-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate-percent/botswana/lesotho/">Botswana vs Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized 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