Nigeria vs Somalia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Nigeria
35.8%
in 2024
Somalia
35.5%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
159th
Somalia rank
160th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 35.8% against 35.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 160th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 12.2% | 2.4% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 16.2% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.8% | 2.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.5% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
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), Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 35.8% against 35.5% in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Nigeria ranks 159th and Somalia ranks 160th 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.