Eritrea vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, female
Eritrea
20.1%
in 2022
Madagascar
17.4%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
190th
Madagascar rank
192nd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Eritrea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 20.1% against 17.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Eritrea ranks 190th and Madagascar ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 6.0% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.2% | 1.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 2.5% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Eritrea or Madagascar?
- Eritrea, at 20.1% against 17.4% in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 2.7%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Eritrea ranks 190th and Madagascar ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.