Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of overweight, male
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Gambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 35.1% against 32.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Gambia ranks 139th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 14.3% | 7.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 22.6% | 6.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 29.0% | 1.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 32.1% | 1.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Gambia, at 35.1% against 32.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 2.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Gambia ranks 139th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd 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.