Guinea vs Zambia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Guinea
27.7%
in 2024
Zambia
28.7%
in 2024
Guinea rank
179th
Zambia rank
178th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 28.7% against 27.7% in Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Guinea ranks 179th 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 | Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 9.1% | 3.5% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 11.3% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.2% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 21.3% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 27.1% | 1.0% | 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), Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 28.7% against 27.7% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Guinea and Zambia?
- 1.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Zambia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Guinea ranks 179th 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.