Madagascar vs Nepal: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Madagascar
16.5%
in 2014
Nepal
19.0%
in 2014
Madagascar rank
8th
Nepal rank
5th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Madagascar
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 19.0% against 16.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 8th 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 | Madagascar | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 31.2% | 10.4% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 29.7% | 9.8% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 26.9% | 8.2% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 23.3% | 5.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 19.9% | 3.2% | 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, Madagascar or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 19.0% against 16.5% in Madagascar as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Madagascar and Nepal?
- 2.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 8th 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.