Japan vs Uganda: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Japan
26.4%
in 2024
Uganda
24.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
182nd
Uganda rank
183rd
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Japan
- Uganda
How they compare
Japan currently reports 26.4% against 24.6% in Uganda, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 5.7% | 13.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 7.8% | 13.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 11.7% | 11.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 17.4% | 6.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 22.9% | 3.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Japan or Uganda?
- Japan, at 26.4% against 24.6% in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Japan and Uganda?
- 1.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Uganda rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Japan ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 183rd 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.