Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Prevalence of overweight, female

Guinea-Bissau
37.7%
in 2022
Mali
35.2%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Mali rank
164th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
10203040199020062022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 37.7% against 35.2% in Mali, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 164th of 196 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 15.0% 11.3% 3.7% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 23.5% 19.9% 3.6% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 31.5% 28.5% 3.0% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 36.8% 34.2% 2.6% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
Guinea-Bissau, at 37.7% against 35.2% in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
2.5%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 164th 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.