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

Democratic Republic of Congo

19.1%

in 2014

Nepal

18.0%

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Nepal rank

9th

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

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nepal

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19.1% against 18.0% in Nepal, a difference of 1.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nepal ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Nepal ranks 9th 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.