Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Liberia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
9.16
in 2022
Liberia
9.09
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
100th
Liberia rank
101st

Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Liberia
0246810199020062022

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 9.16 against 9.09 in Liberia, a difference of 0.07.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 101st of 193 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.6 0.444 1.16 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 3.45 0.899 2.56 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6.02 3.05 2.96 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 8.64 7.86 0.7767 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Liberia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 9.16 against 9.09 in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?
0.07, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Liberia rank globally for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 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
Last refreshed