Ghana vs Yemen: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Ghana
36.6%
in 2024
Yemen
35.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
153rd
Yemen rank
156th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 36.6% against 35.0% in Yemen, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 153rd and Yemen ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 15.2% | 7.8% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 17.8% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 22.3% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.5% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 33.7% | 1.5% | 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 Yemen?
- Ghana, at 36.6% against 35.0% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Ghana and Yemen?
- 1.6%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 153rd and Yemen ranks 156th 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.