Korea vs Malaysia: Child adolescent obesity
Korea
34.53
in 2024
Malaysia
34.51
in 2024
Korea rank
47th
Malaysia rank
48th
Child adolescent obesity over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 34.53 against 34.51 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.02.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.37 | 5.71 | 2.66 | Korea |
| 1990s | 15.19 | 11.12 | 4.08 | Korea |
| 2000s | 23.96 | 19.38 | 4.58 | Korea |
| 2010s | 28.72 | 27.42 | 1.3 | Korea |
| 2020s | 33.3 | 32.95 | 0.3579 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child adolescent obesity, Korea or Malaysia?
- Korea, at 34.53 against 34.51 in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child adolescent obesity between Korea and Malaysia?
- 0.02, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for child adolescent obesity?
- Korea ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.