Eritrea vs Madagascar: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Eritrea
12.7%
in 2024
Madagascar
16.9%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
197th
Madagascar rank
194th

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Eritrea
  • Madagascar
51015198020022024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 16.9% against 12.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 194th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 6.1% 4.3% 1.9% Eritrea
1990s 7.1% 5.7% 1.4% Eritrea
2000s 8.5% 8.1% 0.4% Eritrea
2010s 10.3% 11.8% 1.5% Madagascar
2020s 12.1% 15.6% 3.5% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Eritrea or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 16.9% against 12.7% in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Eritrea and Madagascar?
4.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Eritrea ranks 197th and Madagascar ranks 194th 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude 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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