Greece vs Korea: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Greece
16.3%
in 2024
Korea
16.4%
in 2024
Greece rank
55th
Korea rank
54th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Greece
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.4% against 16.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Korea ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 2.2% | 3.9% | Greece |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 5.3% | 4.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 9.7% | 5.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.3% | 4.5% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.4% | 0.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Greece or Korea?
- Korea, at 16.4% against 16.3% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Greece and Korea?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Korea rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Greece ranks 55th and Korea ranks 54th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.