Korea vs New Zealand: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 34.2 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea, a difference of 26.2 Percentage of population.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.3 times Korea's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 1 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 Percentage of population | 27.15 Percentage of population | 23.3 Percentage of population | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.2 Percentage of population | 31 Percentage of population | 25.8 Percentage of population | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7.4 Percentage of population | 32.98 Percentage of population | 25.58 Percentage of population | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 34.2 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between Korea and New Zealand?
- 26.2 Percentage of population, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and New Zealand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Korea and New Zealand rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Korea ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th 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.