Cambodia vs South Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female
Cambodia
5.3%
in 2024
South Korea
5.1%
in 2024
Cambodia rank
78th
South Korea rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time
- Cambodia
- South Korea
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 5.3% against 5.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
Cambodia ranks 78th and South Korea ranks 81st of 163 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 6.8% | 4.4% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 5.9% | 3.8% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 5.2% | 1.2% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Cambodia or South Korea?
- Cambodia, at 5.3% against 5.1% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Cambodia and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and South Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Cambodia ranks 78th and South Korea ranks 81st of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). 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, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.