Ghana vs Philippines: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Ghana
36.6%
in 2024
Philippines
37.1%
in 2024
Ghana rank
153rd
Philippines rank
152nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 37.1% against 36.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Philippines ahead.
Ghana ranks 153rd and Philippines ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 9.7% | 2.4% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.9% | 0.5% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 37.1% against 36.6% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Ghana and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 153rd and Philippines ranks 152nd 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.