Niger vs Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Niger
18.0%
in 2022
Vietnam
18.2%
in 2022
Niger rank
191st
Vietnam rank
190th
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) over time
- Niger
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 18.2% against 18.0% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 191st and Vietnam ranks 190th of 196 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 5.8% | 5.9% | Niger |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 11.7% | 3.8% | Niger |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Niger or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 18.2% against 18.0% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Niger and Vietnam?
- 0.2%, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Vietnam?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Niger ranks 191st and Vietnam ranks 190th 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.