Nigeria vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, female

Nigeria
40.9%
in 2022
Yemen
41.5%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
147th
Yemen rank
144th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 41.5% against 40.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Nigeria ranks 147th and Yemen ranks 144th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 19.6% 18.8% 0.8% Nigeria
2000s 28.1% 26.3% 1.9% Nigeria
2010s 35.3% 34.8% 0.6% Nigeria
2020s 40.1% 40.6% 0.5% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Nigeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 41.5% against 40.9% in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Nigeria and Yemen?
0.6%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Nigeria ranks 147th and Yemen ranks 144th 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.