Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Equatorial Guinea
60.4%
in 2024
Lesotho
59.5%
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
80th
Lesotho rank
83rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 60.4% against 59.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 44.6% | 22.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 46.9% | 15.6% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 50.4% | 7.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 54.9% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.6% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 60.4% against 59.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 meters squared.