Cote d'Ivoire vs North Korea: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Cote d'Ivoire
3.5%
in 2024
North Korea
3.3%
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
131st
North Korea rank
133rd
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- North Korea
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in North Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire'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 Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 133rd of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.2% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 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, Cote d'Ivoire or North Korea?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 3.5% against 3.3% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea?
- 0.2%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and North Korea rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 133rd 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.