Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, female
Equatorial Guinea
57.7%
in 2022
Lesotho
57.9%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
82nd
Lesotho rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 57.9% against 57.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 81st of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 45.7% | 14.3% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 50.2% | 7.1% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 54.6% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 57.4% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 57.9% against 57.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 82nd and Lesotho ranks 81st 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.