Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Nigeria
32.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
34.4%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
159th
Zimbabwe rank
157th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
102030198020022024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 34.4% against 32.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 159th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 198 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 9.3% 18.6% 9.3% Zimbabwe
1990s 14.5% 20.1% 5.6% Zimbabwe
2000s 21.9% 22.3% 0.3% Zimbabwe
2010s 27.9% 28.1% 0.2% Zimbabwe
2020s 31.5% 33.2% 1.7% Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 34.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
1.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Nigeria ranks 159th 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed