Share of men who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 25.3% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 25.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 13.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 23.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Guinea-Bissau was 25.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.