Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Burkina Faso
23.6%
in 2024
Rwanda
21.7%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
188th
Rwanda rank
191st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.6% against 21.7% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 6.0% | 2.3% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 7.7% | 1.8% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.6% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.3% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.2% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
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), Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.6% against 21.7% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 1.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 191st 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.