Djibouti vs Gambia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Djibouti
11.6%
in 2014
Gambia
11.1%
in 2014
Djibouti rank
29th
Gambia rank
32nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 11.6% against 11.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 16.5% | 3.6% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 12.6% | 15.4% | 2.8% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 13.9% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 0.5% | Djibouti |
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, Djibouti or Gambia?
- Djibouti, at 11.6% against 11.1% in Gambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Djibouti ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 32nd 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.