North Korea vs Palestine: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
North Korea
24.0%
in 2024
Palestine
23.6%
in 2024
North Korea rank
111th
Palestine rank
113th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- North Korea
- Palestine
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 24.0% against 23.6% in Palestine, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Palestine ahead.
North Korea ranks 111th and Palestine ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 11.6% | 8.2% | Palestine |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 13.2% | 7.3% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 16.4% | 5.9% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 19.7% | 3.1% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.8% | 0.4% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, North Korea or Palestine?
- North Korea, at 24.0% against 23.6% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between North Korea and Palestine?
- 0.4%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Palestine?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Palestine rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- North Korea ranks 111th and Palestine ranks 113th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.