Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Equatorial Guinea

14.5%

in 2014

Zambia

13.9%

in 2014

Equatorial Guinea rank

24th

Zambia rank

27th

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

Equatorial Guinea
Zambia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 14.5% against 13.9% in Zambia, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 27th 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.