Japan vs Singapore: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Japan
4.5%
in 2014
Singapore
3.8%
in 2014
Japan rank
70th
Singapore rank
73rd
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.5% against 3.8% in Singapore, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 12.6% | 3.8% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 9.4% | 2.0% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 4.5% against 3.8% in Singapore as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese between Japan and Singapore?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese?
- Japan ranks 70th and Singapore ranks 73rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.