Japan vs Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, female

Japan
15.6%
in 2022
Vietnam
17.5%
in 2022
Japan rank
194th
Vietnam rank
191st

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Japan
  • Vietnam
5101520199020062022

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 17.5% against 15.6% in Japan, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 194th and Vietnam ranks 191st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 17.1% 4.1% 13.0% Japan
2000s 16.1% 6.4% 9.7% Japan
2010s 15.4% 11.7% 3.7% Japan
2020s 15.5% 16.7% 1.2% Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Japan or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 17.5% against 15.6% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Japan and Vietnam?
1.9%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Japan ranks 194th and Vietnam ranks 191st 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.