Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Bangladesh
29.9%
in 2024
Myanmar
28.9%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
178th
Myanmar rank
180th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 29.9% against 28.9% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 178th and Myanmar ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.5% | 9.1% | 6.6% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 13.1% | 8.5% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 17.8% | 8.4% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 23.0% | 4.4% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 27.6% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 29.9% against 28.9% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 1.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th and Myanmar ranks 180th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.