Madagascar vs Rwanda: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Madagascar
8.7%
in 2024
Rwanda
9.2%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
186th
Rwanda rank
183rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.2% against 8.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.2% against 8.7% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 0.5%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Madagascar ranks 186th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.