Nigeria vs Yemen: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Nigeria
32.5%
in 2024
Yemen
35.0%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
159th
Yemen rank
156th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 35.0% against 32.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Nigeria ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 15.2% | 5.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 17.8% | 3.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 22.3% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 28.5% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 33.7% | 2.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 35.0% against 32.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 2.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Nigeria ranks 159th 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.