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

Laos

29.9%

in 2024

Namibia

28.4%

in 2024

Laos rank

155th

Namibia rank

157th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

Laos
Namibia

How they compare

Laos currently reports 29.9% against 28.4% in Namibia, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Laos'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.

Laos ranks 155th 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: 07 August 2026

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.