Korea vs Zimbabwe: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Korea
36.7%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
37.0%
in 2024
Korea rank
157th
Zimbabwe rank
156th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Korea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 37.0% against 36.7% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Korea ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 21.3% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.5% | 2.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 25.8% | 3.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.9% | 1.3% | Korea |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
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), Korea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 37.0% against 36.7% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Zimbabwe rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Korea ranks 157th and Zimbabwe ranks 156th 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.