China vs Equatorial Guinea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

China
40.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
41.0%
in 2024
China rank
144th
Equatorial Guinea rank
142nd

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • China
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 41.0% against 40.5% in China, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

China ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd of 198 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 9.0% 14.5% 5.5% Equatorial Guinea
1990s 15.1% 20.9% 5.8% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 22.7% 28.1% 5.4% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 31.5% 34.3% 2.7% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 38.8% 39.6% 0.8% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), China or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 41.0% against 40.5% in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between China and Equatorial Guinea?
0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do China and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
China ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 142nd 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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