Haiti vs Viet Nam: Share of overweight men vs. women
Haiti
20.2%
in 2024
Viet Nam
20.7%
in 2024
Haiti rank
186th
Viet Nam rank
185th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Haiti
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.7% against 20.2% in Haiti, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 186th and Viet Nam ranks 185th of 199 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.6% | 2.0% | 9.6% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 2.6% | 12.4% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 5.1% | 13.6% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 11.4% | 8.7% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.5% | 1.6% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Haiti or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.7% against 20.2% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 0.5%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Viet Nam rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Haiti ranks 186th and Viet Nam ranks 185th 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 overweight men vs. women. 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.