Ethiopia vs Nepal: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Ethiopia
17.3%
in 2014
Nepal
19.0%
in 2014
Ethiopia rank
7th
Nepal rank
5th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Ethiopia
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 19.0% against 17.3% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Nepal ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 31.2% | 10.2% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 29.7% | 9.3% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 26.9% | 7.3% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 23.3% | 4.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 19.9% | 2.2% | Nepal |
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, Ethiopia or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 19.0% against 17.3% in Ethiopia as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 1.7%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th and Nepal ranks 5th 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.