Eritrea vs Madagascar: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Eritrea
14.3%
in 2024
Madagascar
18.1%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
197th
Madagascar rank
194th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Eritrea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.1% against 14.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1.6% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 12.9% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 16.8% | 3.2% | Madagascar |
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), Eritrea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.1% against 14.3% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 3.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 194th 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.