Korea vs Lesotho: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Korea
37.8%
in 2024
Lesotho
39.2%
in 2024
Korea rank
150th
Lesotho rank
148th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 39.2% against 37.8% in Korea, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 26.4% | 8.4% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 28.7% | 4.8% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 31.4% | 1.9% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 34.5% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 38.2% | 1.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 39.2% against 37.8% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Korea and Lesotho?
- 1.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Lesotho rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Korea ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.