Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Cameroon
40.7%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
41.6%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
143rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
142nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 41.6% against 40.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 15.7% | 3.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 22.2% | 2.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 29.8% | 0.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 40.3% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
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), Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 41.6% against 40.7% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd 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.