Korea vs Paraguay: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Korea
33.92
in 2022
Paraguay
34.49
in 2022
Korea rank
54th
Paraguay rank
51st

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Korea
  • Paraguay
101520253035199020062022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 34.49 against 33.92 in Korea, a difference of 0.57.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Korea ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 14.92 17.75 2.83 Paraguay
2000s 24.06 23.65 0.413 Korea
2010s 28.95 29.44 0.491 Paraguay
2020s 33.1 33.78 0.68 Paraguay

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, Korea or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 34.49 against 33.92 in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Korea and Paraguay?
0.57, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Paraguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Korea and Paraguay rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Korea ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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