Korea vs Lesotho: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Korea
5.2%
in 2014
Lesotho
5.7%
in 2014
Korea rank
70th
Lesotho rank
67th
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.7% against 5.2% in Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 11.7% | 1.1% | Korea |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 10.3% | 0.2% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 8.5% | 1.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.9% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5.7% against 5.2% in Korea as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Korea and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lesotho?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Korea and Lesotho rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Korea ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 67th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or 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 women (% 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.