Benin vs Lesotho: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Benin
14.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
14.3%
in 2024
Benin rank
160th
Lesotho rank
158th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 14.3% against 14.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 6.7% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 9.3% | 0.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 14.3% against 14.2% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Benin and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Benin ranks 160th and Lesotho ranks 158th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.