Japan vs Madagascar: Prevalence of obesity, female
Japan
3.7%
in 2024
Madagascar
4.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
195th
Madagascar rank
193rd
Prevalence of obesity, female over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 195th and Madagascar ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of obesity, female, Japan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of obesity, female between Japan and Madagascar?
- 0.6%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Madagascar rank globally for prevalence of obesity, female?
- Japan ranks 195th and Madagascar ranks 193rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO):Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as Prevalence of obesity, female (% of female population ages 18+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of obesity adult is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 kg/m² or higher. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.