Belize vs South Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Belize
5.6%
in 2024
South Korea
5.5%
in 2024
Belize rank
79th
South Korea rank
81st
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Belize
- South Korea
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 81st of 163 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.3% | 3.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 1.6% | Belize |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Belize or South Korea?
- Belize, at 5.6% against 5.5% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Belize and South Korea?
- 0.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and South Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Belize ranks 79th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.