Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Namibia
36.2%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
34.4%
in 2024
Namibia rank
155th
Zimbabwe rank
157th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 36.2% against 34.4% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.1% | 18.6% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 20.1% | 2.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.3% | 2.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 28.1% | 2.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 33.2% | 1.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 36.2% against 34.4% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 1.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Namibia ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.