Botswana vs Namibia: Share of men who are overweight or obese

Botswana
28.2%
in 2024
Namibia
28.4%
in 2024
Botswana rank
158th
Namibia rank
157th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
1015202530198020022024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 28.4% against 28.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Botswana ranks 158th and Namibia ranks 157th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men who are overweight or 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

A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.