Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of obesity, male

Burkina Faso
4.4%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
4.1%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
186th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
187th

Prevalence of obesity, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
01234198020022024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.4% against 4.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.4% 2.1% 0.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 2.7% 3.0% 0.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 3.9% 3.8% 0.1% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Burkina Faso, at 4.4% against 4.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of obesity, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 186th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 187th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of obesity, male. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-male-percent-of-male-population-ages-18/burkina-faso/congo-dem-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-male-percent-of-male-population-ages-18/burkina-faso/congo-dem-rep/">Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of obesity, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of obesity, male (% of male population ages 18+)
Unit
% of male population ages 18+
Source
World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory Data Repository
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 8,862 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.