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

Central African Republic

19.1%

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.1%

in 2014

Central African Republic rank

6th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

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

Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 19.1% against 19.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 6th 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.