Share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea is 60.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.3% | — |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 19.7% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 18.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 26.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 37.5% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 48.3% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 25,913 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 25,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea was 60.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.