Timor-Leste vs Viet Nam: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Timor-Leste
17.2%
in 2024
Viet Nam
20.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
195th
Viet Nam rank
192nd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Timor-Leste
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.0% against 17.2% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 195th and Viet Nam ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 11.7% | 1.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 18.1% | 2.6% | 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), Timor-Leste or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.0% against 17.2% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 2.8%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Timor-Leste and Viet Nam rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 195th 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.