Cambodia vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cambodia
26.6%
in 2024
Zambia
28.7%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
180th
Zambia rank
178th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cambodia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.7% against 26.6% in Cambodia, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 9.1% | 5.4% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 11.3% | 5.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 15.2% | 5.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 21.3% | 4.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 27.1% | 2.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cambodia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.7% against 26.6% in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cambodia and Zambia?
- 2.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cambodia ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th 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.