France vs Namibia: Share of men who are obese

France

10.7%

in 2024

Namibia

10.8%

in 2024

France rank

140th

Namibia rank

139th

Share of men who are obese over time

France
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 10.8% against 10.7% in France, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.

France ranks 140th and Namibia ranks 139th of 199 countries.

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Share of men who are obese in France
Share of men who are obese in Namibia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of men who are obese
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.