China vs Indonesia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
China
40.5%
in 2024
Indonesia
40.7%
in 2024
China rank
144th
Indonesia rank
143rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 40.7% against 40.5% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was China ahead.
China ranks 144th and Indonesia ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 0.9% | China |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 11.6% | 3.5% | China |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 17.9% | 4.9% | China |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 28.5% | 3.0% | China |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.2% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), China or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 40.7% against 40.5% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between China and Indonesia?
- 0.2%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- China ranks 144th and Indonesia ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.