Niger vs Rwanda: Prevalence of overweight, female
Niger
22.2%
in 2022
Rwanda
27.3%
in 2022
Niger rank
188th
Rwanda rank
185th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Niger
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 27.3% against 22.2% in Niger, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.
Niger ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 10.4% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 21.0% | 1.7% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 26.4% | 4.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Niger or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 27.3% against 22.2% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Niger and Rwanda?
- 5.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Rwanda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Rwanda rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Niger ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 185th 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.