Japan vs South Sudan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Japan
24.4%
in 2024
South Sudan
25.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
187th
South Sudan rank
186th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Japan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 25.1% against 24.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 187th and South Sudan ranks 186th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 9.1% | 8.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 11.7% | 8.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 15.4% | 5.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.9% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 24.0% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
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), Japan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 25.1% against 24.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Japan and South Sudan?
- 0.7%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Sudan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Japan ranks 187th and South Sudan ranks 186th 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.