Malawi vs Mozambique: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Malawi
35.3%
in 2024
Mozambique
35.7%
in 2024
Malawi rank
177th
Mozambique rank
175th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 35.7% against 35.3% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.
Malawi ranks 177th and Mozambique ranks 175th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.3% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.8% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 26.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.5% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 35.7% against 35.3% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 0.4%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Malawi ranks 177th and Mozambique ranks 175th 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.