Japan vs Madagascar: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Japan
15.5%
in 2024
Madagascar
18.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
197th
Madagascar rank
195th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Japan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.4% against 15.5% in Japan, a difference of 2.9%.
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 197th and Madagascar ranks 195th 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 | 17.6% | 4.7% | 12.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 6.1% | 11.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 8.7% | 7.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.1% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 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, Japan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.4% against 15.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Japan and Madagascar?
- 2.9%, 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 overweight or obese?
- Japan ranks 197th 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.