Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Prevalence of overweight, male
Equatorial Guinea
24.1%
in 2022
Ghana
24.0%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
162nd
Ghana rank
163rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ghana
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 24.1% against 24.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Ghana ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.3% | 1.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 21.6% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 24.1% against 24.0% in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Ghana ranks 163rd 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.