Korea vs United States: Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Body weight — Share of population who are obese over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 40.8 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea, a difference of 32.8 Percentage of population.
That makes United States's figure about 5.1 times Korea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 1 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 Percentage of population | 34.3 Percentage of population | 30.6 Percentage of population | United States |
| 2010s | 4.88 Percentage of population | 38.48 Percentage of population | 33.6 Percentage of population | United States |
| 2020s | 7.3 Percentage of population | 41.55 Percentage of population | 34.25 Percentage of population | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 40.8 Percentage of population against 8 Percentage of population in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in body weight — share of population who are obese between Korea and United States?
- 32.8 Percentage of population, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States 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.