Nepal vs Niger: Prevalence of obesity, male
Nepal
5.1%
in 2024
Niger
4.9%
in 2024
Nepal rank
180th
Niger rank
181st
Prevalence of obesity, male over time
- Nepal
- Niger
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 180th and Niger ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity, male, Nepal or Niger?
- Nepal, at 5.1% against 4.9% in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, male between Nepal and Niger?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Niger rank globally for prevalence of obesity, male?
- Nepal ranks 180th and Niger ranks 181st 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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About this data
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.