Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30

Eritrea
4.83
in 2022
Ethiopia
2.82
in 2022
Eritrea rank
188th
Ethiopia rank
191st

Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
012345199020062022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.83 against 2.82 in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.01.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 188th and Ethiopia ranks 191st of 193 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.888 0.468 0.42 Eritrea
2000s 1.73 0.914 0.811 Eritrea
2010s 3.12 1.76 1.37 Eritrea
2020s 4.55 2.64 1.9 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
Eritrea, at 4.83 against 2.82 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
2.01, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
Eritrea ranks 188th and Ethiopia ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-age-standardized-estimate/eritrea/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-obesity-among-adults-bmi-30-age-standardized-estimate/eritrea/ethiopia/">Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed