China vs India: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 8.2 Percentage of population against 7.2 Percentage of population in India, a difference of 1 Percentage of population.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 16th and India ranks 17th of 18 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 Percentage of population | 1.07 Percentage of population | 0.48 Percentage of population | China |
| 2000s | 2.9 Percentage of population | 2.44 Percentage of population | 0.46 Percentage of population | China |
| 2010s | 5.43 Percentage of population | 4.7 Percentage of population | 0.73 Percentage of population | China |
| 2020s | 7.8 Percentage of population | 6.8 Percentage of population | 1 Percentage of population | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher body weight — share of population who are obese, China or India?
- China, at 8.2 Percentage of population against 7.2 Percentage of population in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between China and India?
- 1 Percentage of population, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do China and India rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- China ranks 16th and India ranks 17th 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.
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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.