Canada vs Thailand: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 24.3 Percentage of population against 14.5 Percentage of population in Thailand, a difference of 9.8 Percentage of population.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Thailand's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 18 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.43 Percentage of population | 7.73 Percentage of population | 15.7 Percentage of population | Canada |
| 2010s | 26.38 Percentage of population | 11.36 Percentage of population | 15.02 Percentage of population | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher body weight — share of population who are obese, Canada or Thailand?
- Canada, at 24.3 Percentage of population against 14.5 Percentage of population in Thailand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between Canada and Thailand?
- 9.8 Percentage of population, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Canada ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.