Japan vs Netherlands: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Japan
5.7%
in 2024
Netherlands
5.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
154th
Netherlands rank
156th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Japan, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Japan ranks 154th and Netherlands ranks 156th 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.