Afghanistan vs Gabon: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Afghanistan
47.9%
in 2024
Gabon
47.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
132nd
Gabon rank
135th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Afghanistan
- Gabon
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 47.9% against 47.3% in Gabon, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 135th of 198 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 17.4% | 10.6% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 24.0% | 11.7% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 31.9% | 10.6% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 39.5% | 5.8% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 45.7% | 0.8% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Afghanistan or Gabon?
- Afghanistan, at 47.9% against 47.3% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gabon rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 135th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.