Ethiopia vs North Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Ethiopia
3.6%
in 2024
North Korea
3.6%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
132nd
North Korea rank
132nd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Ethiopia
- North Korea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 132nd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Ethiopia or North Korea?
- Ethiopia, at 3.6% against 3.6% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Ethiopia and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and North Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and North Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 132nd and North Korea ranks 132nd 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, male (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, male, is the percentage of boys 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.