Madagascar vs Pakistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Madagascar
16.5%
in 2014
Pakistan
16.3%
in 2014
Madagascar rank
8th
Pakistan rank
9th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Madagascar
- Pakistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16.5% against 16.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Pakistan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 28.2% | 7.3% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 26.0% | 6.2% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 22.9% | 4.2% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 19.6% | 1.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 17.0% | 0.2% | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Madagascar, at 16.5% against 16.3% in Pakistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Madagascar and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Pakistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Madagascar and Pakistan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Madagascar ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 9th 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.