Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, male

Benin
23.6%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
24.1%
in 2022
Benin rank
164th
Equatorial Guinea rank
162nd

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Benin
  • Equatorial Guinea
510152025199020062022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 24.1% against 23.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Benin ranks 164th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 9.6% 12.0% 2.4% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 15.8% 16.8% 0.9% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 20.8% 21.0% 0.2% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 23.2% 23.7% 0.5% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 24.1% against 23.6% in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Benin ranks 164th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd 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, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.