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
5101520199020062022

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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.