North Korea vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, male

North Korea
33.3%
in 2022
Yemen
33.0%
in 2022
North Korea rank
140th
Yemen rank
141st

Prevalence of overweight, male over time

  • North Korea
  • Yemen
101520253035199020062022

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 33.3% against 33.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.

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

North Korea ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 141st of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 11.9% 22.3% 10.4% Yemen
2000s 17.8% 25.4% 7.6% Yemen
2010s 25.9% 29.4% 3.5% Yemen
2020s 32.2% 32.5% 0.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, North Korea or Yemen?
North Korea, at 33.3% against 33.0% in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between North Korea and Yemen?
0.3%, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
North Korea ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 141st 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male 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 male adults is the percentage of males 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.