Korea vs Tajikistan: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Korea
5.2%
in 2014
Tajikistan
4.8%
in 2014
Korea rank
70th
Tajikistan rank
71st
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Korea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.2% against 4.8% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 9.4% | 3.3% | Korea |
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 1.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 0.4% | Korea |
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 Tajikistan?
- Korea, at 5.2% against 4.8% in Tajikistan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Korea and Tajikistan?
- 0.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Tajikistan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Korea and Tajikistan rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Korea ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 71st 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.