Bangladesh vs Congo: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Bangladesh
29.9%
in 2024
Congo
29.8%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
171st
Congo rank
173rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 29.9% against 29.8% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 171st and Congo ranks 173rd of 198 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 8.5% | 6.4% | Congo |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 13.0% | 8.7% | Congo |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 18.9% | 9.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 24.6% | 6.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 28.7% | 1.4% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Bangladesh or Congo?
- Bangladesh, at 29.9% against 29.8% in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bangladesh ranks 171st and Congo ranks 173rd 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.