Djibouti vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)

Djibouti
30.6%
in 2024
Zambia
31.1%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
176th
Zambia rank
175th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time

  • Djibouti
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 31.1% against 30.6% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Djibouti ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 175th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 10.6% 10.7% 0.0% Zambia
1990s 13.8% 13.5% 0.4% Djibouti
2000s 18.5% 17.9% 0.6% Djibouti
2010s 24.2% 24.0% 0.2% Djibouti
2020s 29.2% 29.5% 0.4% Zambia

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), Djibouti or Zambia?
Zambia, at 31.1% against 30.6% in Djibouti as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Djibouti and Zambia?
0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
Djibouti ranks 176th 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.

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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