Gabon vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, female

Gabon
59.2%
in 2022
Lesotho
57.9%
in 2022
Gabon rank
78th
Lesotho rank
81st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Gabon
  • Lesotho
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 59.2% against 57.9% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Gabon ranks 78th and Lesotho ranks 81st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 31.5% 45.7% 14.2% Lesotho
2000s 43.3% 50.2% 6.9% Lesotho
2010s 53.1% 54.6% 1.5% Lesotho
2020s 58.4% 57.4% 1.0% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Gabon or Lesotho?
Gabon, at 59.2% against 57.9% in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Gabon and Lesotho?
1.3%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Gabon ranks 78th 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

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.