Japan vs Sudan: Share of overweight men vs. women
Japan
33.0%
in 2024
Sudan
33.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
147th
Sudan rank
145th
Share of overweight men vs. women over time
- Japan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 33.4% against 33.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 12.3% | 5.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 17.1% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.4% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.1% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.9% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of overweight men vs. women, Japan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 33.4% against 33.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of overweight men vs. women between Japan and Sudan?
- 0.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sudan rank globally for share of overweight men vs. women?
- Japan ranks 147th and Sudan ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of overweight men vs. women. 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.