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
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
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.