Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Madagascar or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 18.2% against 17.0% in Madagascar as of 2022.

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

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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Viet Nam: Prevalence of overweight

Madagascar

17.0%

in 2022

Viet Nam

18.2%

in 2022

Madagascar rank

193rd

Viet Nam rank

190th

Prevalence of overweight over time

Madagascar
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 18.2% against 17.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 193rd and Viet Nam ranks 190th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.3%	3.4%	2.9%	Madagascar
2000s	9.0%	5.8%	3.2%	Madagascar
2010s	13.0%	11.7%	1.3%	Madagascar
2020s	16.4%	17.3%	0.9%	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, Madagascar or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 18.2% against 17.0% in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between Madagascar and Viet Nam?: 1.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Viet Nam?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Viet Nam rank globally for prevalence of overweight?: Madagascar ranks 193rd and Viet Nam ranks 190th 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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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults)
Unit: % of 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: 03 September 2026

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.