Burkina Faso vs South Korea: Prevalence of overweight, female
Burkina Faso
25.8%
in 2022
South Korea
24.9%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
186th
South Korea rank
187th
Prevalence of overweight, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 25.8% against 24.9% in South Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 186th and South Korea ranks 187th of 196 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 24.2% | 17.7% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 25.0% | 13.8% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 24.7% | 6.3% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.8% | 0.1% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Burkina Faso or South Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 25.8% against 24.9% in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th and South Korea ranks 187th 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
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.