Eritrea vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Eritrea
14.3%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
17.2%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
197th
Timor-Leste rank
195th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Eritrea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 17.2% against 14.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 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 Timor-Leste ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.1% | 3.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 1.0% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 15.5% | 1.9% | Timor-Leste |
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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 17.2% 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 Timor-Leste?
- 2.9%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Timor-Leste rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Eritrea ranks 197th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th 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.