Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of overweight
Somalia
34.9%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
34.5%
in 2022
Somalia rank
155th
Zimbabwe rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 34.9% against 34.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Somalia ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 22.4% | 7.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 26.0% | 4.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 30.5% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.9% | 0.1% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
- Somalia, at 34.9% against 34.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Somalia ranks 155th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.