Eritrea vs Japan: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Eritrea
16.0%
in 2024
Japan
15.5%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
196th
Japan rank
197th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Eritrea
- Japan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 16.0% against 15.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 196th and Japan ranks 197th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 17.6% | 9.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 17.1% | 7.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 16.1% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 15.4% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Eritrea or Japan?
- Eritrea, at 16.0% against 15.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Eritrea and Japan?
- 0.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Japan rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Eritrea ranks 196th and Japan ranks 197th 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 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
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.