Congo vs Sri Lanka: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Congo

15.7%

in 2014

Sri Lanka

15.9%

in 2014

Congo rank

18th

Sri Lanka rank

16th

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

Congo
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.9% against 15.7% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Congo ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th 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.