Gabon vs Ghana: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Gabon
7.0%
in 2014
Ghana
6.6%
in 2014
Gabon rank
60th
Ghana rank
62nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Gabon
- Ghana
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 60th and Ghana ranks 62nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 12.0% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 11.2% | 1.3% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 9.8% | 1.5% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 8.1% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Gabon |
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, Gabon or Ghana?
- Gabon, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Ghana as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Gabon and Ghana?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Gabon ranks 60th and Ghana ranks 62nd 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.