Angola vs Guinea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Angola
11.7%
in 2014
Guinea
11.2%
in 2014
Angola rank
28th
Guinea rank
30th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Angola
- Guinea
How they compare
Angola currently reports 11.7% against 11.2% in Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 15.0% | 2.9% | Angola |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.9% | 2.9% | Angola |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.1% | 2.4% | Angola |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.1% | 2.0% | Angola |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 0.9% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Angola or Guinea?
- Angola, at 11.7% against 11.2% in Guinea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Angola and Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Angola and Guinea rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Angola ranks 28th and Guinea ranks 30th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.