China vs Thailand: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- China
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 14.5 Percentage of population against 8.2 Percentage of population in China, a difference of 6.3 Percentage of population.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times China's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
China ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 14th of 18 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.55 Percentage of population | 4.34 Percentage of population | 2.79 Percentage of population | Thailand |
| 2000s | 2.9 Percentage of population | 7.35 Percentage of population | 4.45 Percentage of population | Thailand |
| 2010s | 5.43 Percentage of population | 11.14 Percentage of population | 5.71 Percentage of population | Thailand |
| 2020s | 7.8 Percentage of population | 14 Percentage of population | 6.2 Percentage of population | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 14.5 Percentage of population against 8.2 Percentage of population in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between China and Thailand?
- 6.3 Percentage of population, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do China and Thailand rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- China ranks 16th 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.
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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.