Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 129th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 18.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.