Japan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5
Japan
8.93
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
9.34
in 2022
Japan rank
41st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
38th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time
- Japan
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 9.34 against 8.93 in Japan, a difference of 0.41.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.05 | 19.27 | 11.22 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 15.7 | 7.26 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 11.93 | 3.14 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 8.9 | 9.66 | 0.76 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Japan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 9.34 against 8.93 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.41, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Japan ranks 41st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 38th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.