Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of overweight, male
Botswana
27.4%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
25.9%
in 2022
Botswana rank
157th
Guinea-Bissau rank
160th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 27.4% against 25.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 157th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 10.2% | 3.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 2.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 22.5% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.4% | 1.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Botswana, at 27.4% against 25.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Botswana ranks 157th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th 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.