Namibia vs Yemen: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Namibia
38.4%
in 2024
Yemen
38.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
150th
Yemen rank
152nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Namibia
- Yemen
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 38.4% against 38.1% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Namibia ranks 150th and Yemen ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | 16.7% | 1.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.4% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 26.0% | 2.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.4% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.9% | 0.4% | Namibia |
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), Namibia or Yemen?
- Namibia, at 38.4% against 38.1% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Namibia and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Namibia ranks 150th and Yemen ranks 152nd 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.