Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, male

Equatorial Guinea
24.1%
in 2022
Lesotho
25.9%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
162nd
Lesotho rank
161st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 25.9% against 24.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 12.0% 11.3% 0.7% Equatorial Guinea
2000s 16.8% 16.0% 0.8% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 21.0% 21.1% 0.1% Lesotho
2020s 23.7% 25.2% 1.5% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 25.9% against 24.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
1.8%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd and Lesotho ranks 161st 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

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.