Cameroon vs Korea: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Cameroon
38.5%
in 2024
Korea
37.8%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
149th
Korea rank
150th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Cameroon
- Korea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 38.5% against 37.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 149th and Korea ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 18.0% | 6.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 23.9% | 5.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 29.5% | 2.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 33.4% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.8% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Cameroon or Korea?
- Cameroon, at 38.5% against 37.8% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Cameroon and Korea?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Korea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Korea rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Cameroon ranks 149th and Korea ranks 150th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.