Afghanistan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Afghanistan

21.0%

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.1%

in 2014

Afghanistan rank

3rd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 21.0% against 19.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% 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.