Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?

Yemen, at 33.0% against 32.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, male

Sao Tome and Principe

32.7%

in 2022

Yemen

33.0%

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe rank

142nd

Yemen rank

141st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 33.0% against 32.7% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 141st of 196 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.3%	22.3%	8.0%	Yemen
2000s	22.6%	25.4%	2.8%	Yemen
2010s	29.0%	29.4%	0.4%	Yemen
2020s	32.1%	32.5%	0.4%	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Sao Tome and Principe or Yemen?: Yemen, at 33.0% against 32.7% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?: 0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 142nd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.