Japan vs Malawi: Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese
Japan
10
in 2014
Malawi
10.5
in 2014
Japan rank
38th
Malawi rank
36th
Share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 10.5 against 10 in Japan, a difference of 0.5.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.56 | 15.6 | 5.04 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 9.95 | 14.54 | 4.59 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 9.42 | 13.45 | 4.03 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.42 | 12.09 | 2.67 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 10.84 | 1.04 | Malawi |
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, Japan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 10.5 against 10 in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese between Japan and Malawi?
- 0.5, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for share of women defined as underweight healthy overweight or obese?
- Japan ranks 38th and Malawi ranks 36th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.