Angola vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, female
Angola
40.5%
in 2022
Nigeria
40.9%
in 2022
Angola rank
150th
Nigeria rank
147th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.9% against 40.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.6% | 1.5% | Angola |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.1% | 1.1% | Angola |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 35.3% | 0.6% | Angola |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 40.1% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40.9% against 40.5% in Angola as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Angola and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Angola ranks 150th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.