Niger vs Rwanda: Share of men who are overweight or obese

Niger

14.5%

in 2024

Rwanda

12.8%

in 2024

Niger rank

194th

Rwanda rank

197th

Share of men who are overweight or obese over time

Niger
Rwanda

How they compare

Niger currently reports 14.5% against 12.8% in Rwanda, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Niger ranks 194th and Rwanda ranks 197th 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.