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
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
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.