Gabon vs Namibia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Gabon
6.1%
in 2024
Namibia
5.8%
in 2024
Gabon rank
75th
Namibia rank
77th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Gabon
- Namibia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6.1% against 5.8% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 77th of 163 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.9% | 2.9% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.5% | 1.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Gabon or Namibia?
- Gabon, at 6.1% against 5.8% in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Gabon and Namibia?
- 0.3%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Gabon ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 77th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.