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

Namibia

28.4%

in 2024

Nepal

28.6%

in 2024

Namibia rank

157th

Nepal rank

156th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

Namibia
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 28.6% against 28.4% in Namibia, a difference of 0.2%.

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

Namibia ranks 157th and Nepal ranks 156th of 199 countries.

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Share of men who are overweight or obese in Namibia
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Nepal
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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.