Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight, female
Benin
36.2%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
37.7%
in 2022
Benin rank
162nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 37.7% against 36.2% in Benin, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 23.5% | 1.3% | Benin |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.5% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 36.8% | 1.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 37.7% against 36.2% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Benin ranks 162nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st 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.