Botswana vs Japan: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Botswana
15.69
in 2022
Japan
16.25
in 2022
Botswana rank
148th
Japan rank
145th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Botswana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.25 against 15.69 in Botswana, a difference of 0.56.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 148th and Japan ranks 145th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 | 14.75 | 10.02 | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.8 | 15.18 | 7.38 | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.67 | 14.68 | 3.02 | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.06 | 15.92 | 0.8667 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Botswana or Japan?
- Japan, at 16.25 against 15.69 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Botswana and Japan?
- 0.56, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Japan rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Japan ranks 145th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.