Libya vs Nicaragua: Prevalence of overweight, male

Libya
62.2%
in 2022
Nicaragua
62.9%
in 2022
Libya rank
66th
Nicaragua rank
64th

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • Libya
  • Nicaragua
0204060199020062022

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 62.9% against 62.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Libya ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 47.9% 42.5% 5.4% Libya
2000s 54.8% 52.2% 2.6% Libya
2010s 59.7% 59.3% 0.4% Libya
2020s 61.9% 62.5% 0.5% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Libya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 62.9% against 62.2% in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Libya and Nicaragua?
0.7%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
Libya ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 64th 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.