Japan vs Southern Europe: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value over time
- Japan
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 21.4 million No against 6.3 million No in Japan, a difference of 15.1 million No.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 3.4 times Japan's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 29th of 162 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 million No | 20.66 million No | 17.43 million No | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 4.54 million No | 22.82 million No | 18.28 million No | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 5.88 million No | 21.74 million No | 15.86 million No | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value, Japan or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 21.4 million No against 6.3 million No in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value between Japan and Southern Europe?
- 15.1 million No, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Europe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Southern Europe rank globally for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Japan ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 29th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.