Maldives vs South Africa: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Maldives
55.2%
in 2024
South Africa
55.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
118th
South Africa rank
119th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Maldives
- South Africa
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 55.2% against 55.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
Maldives ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 119th of 198 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 30.9% | 18.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 39.5% | 20.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 47.2% | 19.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 51.7% | 12.0% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 54.5% | 2.8% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Maldives or South Africa?
- Maldives, at 55.2% against 55.2% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Maldives and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and South Africa rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Maldives ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 119th 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.