Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Guinea-Bissau
32.8%
in 2024
Kenya
32.1%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
166th
Kenya rank
169th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 32.8% against 32.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 9.7% | 2.0% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 14.1% | 1.8% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 20.1% | 0.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.9% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
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), Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 32.8% against 32.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 166th and Kenya ranks 169th 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.