Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.2% against 9.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

Cameroon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of obesity, male

Cameroon

9.6%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

10.2%

in 2024

Cameroon rank

143rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

140th

Prevalence of obesity, male over time

Cameroon
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10.2% against 9.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

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

Cameroon ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 140th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.2%	1.0%	0.3%	Cameroon
1990s	2.8%	2.2%	0.6%	Cameroon
2000s	5.8%	4.7%	1.1%	Cameroon
2010s	7.8%	7.2%	0.6%	Cameroon
2020s	9.1%	9.5%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Cameroon or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.2% against 9.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for prevalence of obesity, male?: Cameroon ranks 143rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 140th 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.

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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: 18 September 2026

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.