Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ethiopia
11.2%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
17.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
198th
Timor-Leste rank
195th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ethiopia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 17.2% against 11.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 6.1% | 0.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 10.4% | 2.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 15.5% | 5.0% | 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), Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 17.2% against 11.2% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 6.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th 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.