Japan vs Madagascar: Prevalence of overweight, female

Japan
15.6%
in 2022
Madagascar
17.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
194th
Madagascar rank
192nd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Japan
  • Madagascar
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.4% against 15.6% in Japan, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 192nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 17.1% 6.0% 11.1% Japan
2000s 16.1% 8.8% 7.3% Japan
2010s 15.4% 13.2% 2.2% Japan
2020s 15.5% 16.8% 1.3% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Japan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 17.4% against 15.6% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Japan and Madagascar?
1.8%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Japan ranks 194th 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.