Japan vs Niger: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Japan
5.9%
in 2024
Niger
6.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
189th
Niger rank
187th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Japan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.8% against 5.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 189th and Niger ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Japan or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.8% against 5.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Japan and Niger?
- 0.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Niger rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Japan ranks 189th and Niger ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.