Guatemala vs Syria: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Guatemala

2.6%

in 2014

Syria

2.3%

in 2014

Guatemala rank

94th

Syria rank

97th

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

Guatemala
Syria

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Syria, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

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

Guatemala ranks 94th and Syria ranks 97th 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.