Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Eritrea or East Timor?

Eritrea, at 20.1% against 17.3% in East Timor as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and East Timor?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Eritrea vs East Timor: Prevalence of overweight, female

Eritrea

20.1%

in 2022

East Timor

17.3%

in 2022

Eritrea rank

190th

East Timor rank

193rd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Eritrea
East Timor

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 20.1% against 17.3% in East Timor, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

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

Eritrea ranks 190th and East Timor ranks 193rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.3%	4.9%	0.4%	Eritrea
2000s	9.2%	7.4%	1.8%	Eritrea
2010s	14.9%	12.0%	2.9%	Eritrea
2020s	19.3%	16.5%	2.8%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Eritrea or East Timor?: Eritrea, at 20.1% against 17.3% in East Timor as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Eritrea and East Timor?: 2.8%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and East Timor?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Eritrea ranks 190th and East Timor ranks 193rd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.