Korea vs Panama: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Korea
16.4%
in 2024
Panama
16.6%
in 2024
Korea rank
54th
Panama rank
51st
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Korea
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 16.6% against 16.4% in Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Korea ranks 54th and Panama ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.9% | 0.8% | Korea |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 12.6% | 0.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.7% | 0.3% | Panama |
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, Korea or Panama?
- Panama, at 16.6% against 16.4% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Korea and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Panama?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Panama rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Korea ranks 54th and Panama ranks 51st 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.