Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight, male
Lebanon
71.0%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
71.2%
in 2022
Lebanon rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Lebanon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 71.2% against 71.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Lebanon ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 57.8% | 2.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 63.3% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 68.4% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.9% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Lebanon or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 71.2% against 71.0% in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Lebanon ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.