Burundi vs Ethiopia: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Burundi
12.1%
in 2024
Ethiopia
14.1%
in 2024
Burundi rank
199th
Ethiopia rank
198th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 14.1% against 12.1% in Burundi, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 199th and Ethiopia ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 2.0% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 1.3% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 10.4% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 13.3% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Burundi or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 14.1% against 12.1% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 2.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Burundi ranks 199th and Ethiopia ranks 198th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.