Niger vs Vietnam: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Niger

17.1%

in 2014

Vietnam

18.4%

in 2014

Niger rank

11th

Vietnam rank

8th

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

Niger
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 18.4% against 17.1% in Niger, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 11th and Vietnam ranks 8th 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.