Korea vs Latvia: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 24.3 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea, a difference of 16.3 Percentage of population.
That makes Latvia's figure about 3.0 times Korea's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.23 Percentage of population | 22.63 Percentage of population | 17.4 Percentage of population | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.5 Percentage of population | 23.83 Percentage of population | 16.33 Percentage of population | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher body weight — share of population who are obese, Korea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 24.3 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between Korea and Latvia?
- 16.3 Percentage of population, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latvia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Latvia rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 1 groups.
- 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.