Eritrea vs Madagascar: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Eritrea
16.0%
in 2024
Madagascar
18.4%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
196th
Madagascar rank
195th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Eritrea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.4% against 16.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 4.7% | 3.5% | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 6.1% | 3.1% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 2.2% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 13.1% | 0.2% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 17.2% | 1.8% | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.4% against 16.0% in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 2.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Madagascar rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Eritrea ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 195th 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.
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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.