Botswana vs Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Botswana
40.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
39.2%
in 2024
Botswana rank
145th
Lesotho rank
148th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 40.3% against 39.2% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.4% | 26.4% | 12.0% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 28.7% | 8.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 31.4% | 3.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.5% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.2% | 0.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 40.3% against 39.2% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 1.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Botswana ranks 145th and Lesotho ranks 148th 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.