Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Equatorial Guinea
8.4%
in 2014
Namibia
8.7%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
53rd
Namibia rank
51st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.7% against 8.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 0.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 0.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 1.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Namibia |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 8.7% against 8.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Namibia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Namibia ranks 51st 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.