Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Ethiopia
10.2%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
16.2%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
198th
Timor-Leste rank
195th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Ethiopia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 16.2% against 10.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 9.6% | 2.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 14.5% | 5.0% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 16.2% against 10.2% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 6.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Ethiopia ranks 198th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th 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.