Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of overweight
Ethiopia
10.9%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
14.4%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
196th
Timor-Leste rank
195th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- Ethiopia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 14.4% against 10.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th of 196 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.4% | 0.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 10.1% | 1.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 13.7% | 3.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 14.4% against 10.9% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 3.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for prevalence of overweight?
- Ethiopia ranks 196th and Timor-Leste ranks 195th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.