Japan vs Madagascar: Share of women who are obese
Japan
3.7%
in 2024
Madagascar
4.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
198th
Madagascar rank
196th
Share of women who are obese over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.4% against 3.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
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 198th and Madagascar ranks 196th of 199 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 share of women who are obese, Japan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 4.4% against 3.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are obese between Japan and Madagascar?
- 0.7%, 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 share of women who are obese?
- Japan ranks 198th and Madagascar ranks 196th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.