Gabon vs Namibia: Share of men who are obese

Gabon

11.8%

in 2024

Namibia

10.8%

in 2024

Gabon rank

138th

Namibia rank

139th

Share of men who are obese over time

Gabon
Namibia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 11.8% against 10.8% in Namibia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 138th and Namibia ranks 139th of 199 countries.

Individual pages

Share of men who are obese in Gabon
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.