Bangladesh vs India: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Bangladesh
26.5%
in 2014
India
24.9%
in 2014
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 26.5% against 24.9% in India, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.3% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 28.9% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.8% | 1.6% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 26.5% against 24.9% in India as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Bangladesh and India?
- 1.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.