Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya: Prevalence of overweight
Guinea-Bissau
32.1%
in 2022
Kenya
33.7%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
163rd
Kenya rank
160th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 33.7% against 32.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and Kenya ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 13.8% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 27.9% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 32.9% | 1.5% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Guinea-Bissau or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 33.7% against 32.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 1.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kenya?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd and Kenya ranks 160th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.