Haiti vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of women who are overweight or obese
Haiti
41.7%
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
42.5%
in 2024
Haiti rank
152nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
149th
Share of women who are overweight or obese over time
- Haiti
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 42.5% against 41.7% in Haiti, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 152nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 11.4% | 4.0% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 17.1% | 3.5% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.0% | 3.5% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.9% | 1.6% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 40.5% | 0.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are overweight or obese, Haiti or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 42.5% against 41.7% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who are overweight or obese between Haiti and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.8%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Haiti ranks 152nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 149th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.