India vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, male
India
27.4%
in 2022
Nigeria
27.7%
in 2022
India rank
156th
Nigeria rank
154th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 27.7% against 27.4% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
India ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 154th of 196 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 11.4% | 4.5% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 19.6% | 7.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 25.2% | 5.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 27.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 27.7% against 27.4% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between India and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- India ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 154th 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.