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
051015198020022024

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.

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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
Last refreshed