South Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of overweight, male
South Korea
46.0%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
46.8%
in 2022
South Korea rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- South Korea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 46.8% against 46.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 37.6% | 13.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 39.9% | 7.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 43.3% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 46.3% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, South Korea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 46.8% against 46.0% in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- South Korea ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd 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
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.