Ethiopia vs East Timor: Prevalence of overweight, female
Ethiopia
14.9%
in 2022
East Timor
17.3%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
195th
East Timor rank
193rd
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Ethiopia
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 17.3% against 14.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 195th and East Timor ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.9% | 0.4% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 12.0% | 1.0% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 16.5% | 2.2% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Ethiopia or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 17.3% against 14.9% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 2.4%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and East Timor?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 195th 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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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.