Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Namibia
47.5%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
47.1%
in 2024
Namibia rank
127th
Zimbabwe rank
129th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 47.5% against 47.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 129th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 31.6% | 12.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 32.5% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 35.9% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 0.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 0.4% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 47.5% against 47.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Namibia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 129th 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.