North Korea vs Togo: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male

North Korea
3.6%
in 2024
Togo
3.8%
in 2024
North Korea rank
132nd
Togo rank
130th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time

  • North Korea
  • Togo
1234200020122024

How they compare

Togo currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Togo ahead.

North Korea ranks 132nd and Togo ranks 130th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Togo Difference Ahead
2000s 1.2% 1.7% 0.5% Togo
2010s 2.0% 1.6% 0.4% North Korea
2020s 3.2% 2.9% 0.2% North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, North Korea or Togo?
Togo, at 3.8% against 3.6% in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between North Korea and Togo?
0.2%, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Togo?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do North Korea and Togo rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
North Korea ranks 132nd and Togo ranks 130th 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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Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5)
Source
Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,200 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.