Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Madagascar
18.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
20.0%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
194th
Viet Nam rank
192nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Madagascar
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.0% against 18.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 194th and Viet Nam ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.4% | 3.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 3.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 1.2% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 18.1% | 1.3% | Viet Nam |
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), Madagascar or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.0% against 18.1% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Madagascar and Viet Nam?
- 1.9%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Viet Nam rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Madagascar ranks 194th and Viet Nam ranks 192nd 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.