Niger vs Rwanda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Niger
19.1%
in 2024
Rwanda
21.7%
in 2024
Niger rank
193rd
Rwanda rank
191st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 21.7% against 19.1% in Niger, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Rwanda ahead.
Niger ranks 193rd and Rwanda ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 20.2% | 1.9% | Rwanda |
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), Niger or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 21.7% against 19.1% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Niger and Rwanda?
- 2.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Niger ranks 193rd and Rwanda ranks 191st 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.