Benin vs Gambia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Benin

11.9%

in 2014

Gambia

12.1%

in 2014

Benin rank

43rd

Gambia rank

41st

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

Benin
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 12.1% against 11.9% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Benin ranks 43rd and Gambia ranks 41st 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.