Kenya vs Nepal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Kenya
32.1%
in 2024
Nepal
32.8%
in 2024
Kenya rank
169th
Nepal rank
167th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal 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.
Kenya ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 167th of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 4.3% | 5.4% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 7.7% | 6.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 13.6% | 6.4% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.6% | 3.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.6% | 0.3% | Kenya |
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), Kenya or Nepal?
- Nepal, 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 Kenya and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 169th and Nepal ranks 167th 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.