Ghana vs Korea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ghana
37.7%
in 2024
Korea
36.7%
in 2024
Ghana rank
154th
Korea rank
157th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ghana
- Korea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 37.7% against 36.7% in Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.
Ghana ranks 154th and Korea ranks 157th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 19.6% | 11.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 24.6% | 9.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 29.0% | 4.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 32.3% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.7% | 0.9% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Ghana or Korea?
- Ghana, at 37.7% against 36.7% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ghana and Korea?
- 1.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Korea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ghana ranks 154th and Korea ranks 157th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.