Namibia vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight
Namibia
36.5%
in 2022
Yemen
37.3%
in 2022
Namibia rank
152nd
Yemen rank
149th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Namibia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 37.3% against 36.5% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Namibia ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 149th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.5% | 0.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 25.9% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 32.1% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 36.6% | 0.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Namibia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 37.3% against 36.5% in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Namibia and Yemen?
- 0.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Namibia ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 149th 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.