Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Madagascar or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Madagascar as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Vietnam?

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.

Madagascar vs Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, female

Madagascar

17.4%

in 2022

Vietnam

17.5%

in 2022

Madagascar rank

192nd

Vietnam rank

191st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

Madagascar
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Madagascar ranks 192nd and Vietnam ranks 191st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.0%	4.1%	1.9%	Madagascar
2000s	8.8%	6.4%	2.4%	Madagascar
2010s	13.2%	11.7%	1.5%	Madagascar
2020s	16.8%	16.7%	0.1%	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Madagascar or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Madagascar and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Vietnam?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?: Madagascar ranks 192nd and Vietnam ranks 191st 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.