Korea vs Nepal: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Korea
7.5%
in 2024
Nepal
7.7%
in 2024
Korea rank
182nd
Nepal rank
181st
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 7.7% against 7.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 181st of 198 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Korea |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 0.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 7.7% against 7.5% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Korea and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Nepal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Nepal rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Korea ranks 182nd and Nepal ranks 181st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.