North Korea vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight
North Korea
37.0%
in 2022
Yemen
37.3%
in 2022
North Korea rank
150th
Yemen rank
149th
Prevalence of overweight over time
- North Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 37.3% against 37.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 150th and Yemen ranks 149th 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 | 14.7% | 20.5% | 5.8% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 25.9% | 4.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 32.1% | 2.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 36.6% | 0.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, North Korea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 37.3% against 37.0% in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight between North Korea and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Yemen 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?
- North Korea ranks 150th and Yemen ranks 149th 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 (% of 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 adults is the percentage of adults 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.