Guyana vs Seychelles: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Guyana

5.1%

in 2014

Seychelles

5.2%

in 2014

Guyana rank

67th

Seychelles rank

66th

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

Guyana
Seychelles

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 5.2% against 5.1% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Guyana ranks 67th and Seychelles ranks 66th 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.