Ghana vs Lesotho: Prevalence of overweight, male

Ghana
24.0%
in 2022
Lesotho
25.9%
in 2022
Ghana rank
163rd
Lesotho rank
161st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
10152025199020062022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 25.9% against 24.0% in Ghana, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 163rd and Lesotho ranks 161st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 11.3% 1.0% Lesotho
2000s 16.8% 16.0% 0.8% Ghana
2010s 21.6% 21.1% 0.5% Ghana
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, Ghana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 25.9% against 24.0% in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Ghana and Lesotho?
1.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Ghana ranks 163rd 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.