Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cape Verde or Gambia?

Cape Verde, at 37.3% against 35.1% in Gambia as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Cape Verde vs Gambia: Prevalence of overweight, male

Cape Verde

37.3%

in 2022

Gambia

35.1%

in 2022

Cape Verde rank

136th

Gambia rank

139th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Cape Verde
Gambia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 37.3% against 35.1% in Gambia, a difference of 2.2%.

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

Across all 33 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 136th and Gambia ranks 139th of 196 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.3%	6.9%	9.4%	Cape Verde
2000s	25.6%	16.1%	9.4%	Cape Verde
2010s	33.0%	27.5%	5.5%	Cape Verde
2020s	36.7%	34.0%	2.7%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Cape Verde or Gambia?: Cape Verde, at 37.3% against 35.1% in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Cape Verde and Gambia?: 2.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Cape Verde ranks 136th and Gambia ranks 139th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.