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
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
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.