Guinea vs Japan: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Guinea
27.7%
in 2024
Japan
26.4%
in 2024
Guinea rank
179th
Japan rank
182nd

Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Guinea
  • Japan
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 27.7% against 26.4% in Japan, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Guinea ranks 179th and Japan ranks 182nd of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 5.7% 18.9% 13.2% Japan
1990s 9.0% 20.9% 11.9% Japan
2000s 15.0% 22.7% 7.7% Japan
2010s 20.9% 24.3% 3.4% Japan
2020s 26.1% 26.0% 0.1% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Guinea or Japan?
Guinea, at 27.7% against 26.4% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Guinea and Japan?
1.3%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Japan rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Guinea ranks 179th and Japan ranks 182nd 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.

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Indicator
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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