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
05101520198020022024

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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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