Malawi vs Somalia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Malawi
14.0%
in 2014
Somalia
14.8%
in 2014
Malawi rank
25th
Somalia rank
22nd
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 14.8% against 14.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 18.0% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.5% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 16.2% | 0.3% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 15.1% | 0.7% | Somalia |
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, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 14.8% against 14.0% in Malawi as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.8%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Malawi ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 22nd 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.