Japan vs Namibia: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Japan
5.7%
in 2024
Namibia
5.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
154th
Namibia rank
153rd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 5.7% against 5.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 154th and Namibia ranks 153rd of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 1.3% | 3.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.5% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | Japan |
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, Japan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 5.7% against 5.7% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Japan and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Japan ranks 154th and Namibia ranks 153rd 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.