Japan vs Kiribati: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Kiribati
2.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
167th
Kiribati rank
164th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Japan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 167th and Kiribati ranks 164th of 178 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Japan or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Japan and Kiribati?
- 0.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kiribati?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kiribati rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Japan ranks 167th and Kiribati ranks 164th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.