Cape Verde vs Gabon: Prevalence of overweight, male

Cape Verde
37.3%
in 2022
Gabon
35.2%
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
136th
Gabon rank
138th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Gabon
1520253035199020062022

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 37.3% against 35.2% in Gabon, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 136th and Gabon ranks 138th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 16.3% 19.5% 3.2% Gabon
2000s 25.6% 26.5% 0.9% Gabon
2010s 33.0% 31.8% 1.2% Cape Verde
2020s 36.7% 34.7% 2.0% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cape Verde or Gabon?
Cape Verde, at 37.3% against 35.2% in Gabon as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Cape Verde and Gabon?
2.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gabon?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Gabon rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Cape Verde ranks 136th and Gabon ranks 138th 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

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.