Benin vs Ghana: Prevalence of overweight, male
Benin
23.6%
in 2022
Ghana
24.0%
in 2022
Benin rank
164th
Ghana rank
163rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 24.0% against 23.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 164th and Ghana ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 16.8% | 1.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 21.6% | 0.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.7% | 0.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 24.0% against 23.6% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Benin ranks 164th and Ghana ranks 163rd 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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About this data
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.