Benin vs Djibouti: Prevalence of overweight, female

Benin
36.2%
in 2022
Djibouti
37.9%
in 2022
Benin rank
162nd
Djibouti rank
159th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Benin
  • Djibouti
10203040199020062022

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 37.9% against 36.2% in Benin, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Djibouti ahead.

Benin ranks 162nd and Djibouti ranks 159th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Djibouti in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Djibouti Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 16.8% 1.7% Djibouti
2000s 24.8% 23.4% 1.3% Benin
2010s 31.9% 31.4% 0.4% Benin
2020s 35.6% 37.0% 1.4% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Benin or Djibouti?
Djibouti, at 37.9% against 36.2% in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Benin and Djibouti?
1.7%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Djibouti?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Benin and Djibouti rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Benin ranks 162nd and Djibouti ranks 159th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.