Namibia vs Sudan: Share of men who are obese

Namibia

10.8%

in 2024

Sudan

12.1%

in 2024

Namibia rank

139th

Sudan rank

137th

Share of men who are obese over time

Namibia
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 12.1% against 10.8% in Namibia, a difference of 1.4%.

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

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

Namibia ranks 139th and Sudan ranks 137th of 199 countries.

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Share of men who are obese in Namibia
Share of men who are obese in Sudan
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.