Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Gabon
6.5%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
6.8%
in 2024
Gabon rank
75th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
72nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.9% | 3.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Gabon ranks 75th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 72nd of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.