Eritrea vs India: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Eritrea
20.4%
in 2014
India
24.5%
in 2014
Eritrea rank
4th
India rank
1st
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Eritrea
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 24.5% against 20.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 36.0% | 12.1% | India |
| 1980s | 23.4% | 34.1% | 10.7% | India |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 31.7% | 9.2% | India |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 28.3% | 6.8% | India |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 25.3% | 4.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Eritrea or India?
- India, at 24.5% against 20.4% in Eritrea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Eritrea and India?
- 4.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and India?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Eritrea and India rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Eritrea ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.