Benin vs Togo: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Benin
9.5%
in 2014
Togo
9.7%
in 2014
Benin rank
42nd
Togo rank
41st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Benin
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 9.7% against 9.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 42nd and Togo ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Togo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.5% | 0.2% | Togo |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.3% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 11.0% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 10.0% | 0.2% | Togo |
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, Benin or Togo?
- Togo, at 9.7% against 9.5% in Benin as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Benin and Togo?
- 0.2%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Benin and Togo rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Benin ranks 42nd and Togo ranks 41st 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.