Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Gambia
31.7%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
30.6%
in 2024
Gambia rank
165th
Guinea-Bissau rank
168th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Gambia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 31.7% against 30.6% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Gambia ranks 165th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 7.1% | 2.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.1% | 2.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.6% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.1% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.2% | 1.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Gambia, at 31.7% against 30.6% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Gambia ranks 165th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 168th 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.