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

Madagascar
16.9%
in 2024
Niger
17.7%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
194th
Niger rank
193rd

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

  • Madagascar
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 17.7% against 16.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Madagascar ranks 194th and Niger ranks 193rd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 4.3% 4.1% 0.2% Madagascar
1990s 5.7% 6.6% 0.9% Niger
2000s 8.1% 10.7% 2.6% Niger
2010s 11.8% 14.4% 2.6% Niger
2020s 15.6% 16.9% 1.2% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Madagascar or Niger?
Niger, at 17.7% against 16.9% in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Madagascar and Niger?
0.8%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Madagascar ranks 194th and Niger ranks 193rd 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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