Gambia vs Guinea: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Gambia
11.1%
in 2014
Guinea
11.2%
in 2014
Gambia rank
32nd
Guinea rank
30th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Gambia
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 32nd and Guinea ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.9% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 0.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Guinea |
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, Gambia or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Gambia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Gambia and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Gambia ranks 32nd 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.