Malaysia vs Poland: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Malaysia
56.3%
in 2024
Poland
56.2%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
99th
Poland rank
101st
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 56.3% against 56.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.
Malaysia ranks 99th and Poland ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.6% | 45.2% | 26.6% | Poland |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 47.6% | 19.4% | Poland |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 52.4% | 13.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 56.3% | 7.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 56.4% | 1.7% | Poland |
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), Malaysia or Poland?
- Malaysia, at 56.3% against 56.2% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Malaysia and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Malaysia ranks 99th and Poland ranks 101st 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.