Angola vs North Korea: Prevalence of overweight, female

Angola
40.5%
in 2022
North Korea
40.8%
in 2022
Angola rank
150th
North Korea rank
149th

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Angola
  • North Korea
10203040199020062022

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 40.8% against 40.5% in Angola, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 149th of 196 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 21.1% 17.1% 3.9% Angola
2000s 29.2% 24.2% 5.0% Angola
2010s 36.0% 33.1% 2.9% Angola
2020s 39.9% 39.7% 0.2% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Angola or North Korea?
North Korea, at 40.8% against 40.5% in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Angola and North Korea?
0.3%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and North Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Angola and North Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Angola ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 149th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.