Equatorial Guinea vs Malaysia: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Equatorial Guinea
8.4%
in 2014
Malaysia
8.6%
in 2014
Equatorial Guinea rank
53rd
Malaysia rank
52nd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.6% against 8.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 20.8% | 4.9% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 17.8% | 2.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.7% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 9.0% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.6% against 8.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Malaysia rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd and Malaysia ranks 52nd 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.