Korea vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Korea
34.5%
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
35.9%
in 2024
Korea rank
50th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
47th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Korea
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 35.9% against 34.5% in Korea, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
Korea ranks 50th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 12.0% | 3.6% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 17.2% | 2.0% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 23.7% | 0.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 30.0% | 1.3% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 34.7% | 1.4% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Korea or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 35.9% against 34.5% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 1.4%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Korea ranks 50th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 47th 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 children and adolescents 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
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.