Chad vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Chad
14.8%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea
14.5%
in 2014
Chad rank
22nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
24th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Chad
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Chad currently reports 14.8% against 14.5% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Chad ranks 22nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 22.0% | 3.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 18.3% | 20.9% | 2.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 19.6% | 2.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 17.1% | 1.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 15.0% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Chad or Equatorial Guinea?
- Chad, at 14.8% against 14.5% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Chad and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Equatorial Guinea?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Chad and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Chad ranks 22nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and 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 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.