Benin vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, male
Benin
23.6%
in 2022
Lesotho
25.9%
in 2022
Benin rank
164th
Lesotho rank
161st
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 25.9% against 23.6% in Benin, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Benin ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 161st of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 11.3% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 16.0% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 21.1% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 25.2% | 2.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 25.9% against 23.6% in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Benin and Lesotho?
- 2.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Benin ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 161st 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.