Gambia vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, male

Gambia
35.1%
in 2022
Yemen
33.0%
in 2022
Gambia rank
139th
Yemen rank
141st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 35.1% against 33.0% in Yemen, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

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

Gambia ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 141st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 6.9% 22.3% 15.4% Yemen
2000s 16.1% 25.4% 9.3% Yemen
2010s 27.5% 29.4% 2.0% Yemen
2020s 34.0% 32.5% 1.5% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Gambia or Yemen?
Gambia, at 35.1% against 33.0% in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Gambia and Yemen?
2.1%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Gambia ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 141st 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

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.