Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Somalia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
24
in 2016
Somalia
23.9
in 2016
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
153rd
Somalia rank
156th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Somalia
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 24 against 23.9 in Somalia, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 156th of 190 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1 | 20.3 | 1.8 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 22.48 | 21.05 | 1.43 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 22.85 | 22.05 | 0.8 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 23.25 | 22.94 | 0.31 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 23.77 | 23.63 | 0.1429 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Somalia?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 24 against 23.9 in Somalia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia?
- 0.1, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Somalia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 153rd and Somalia ranks 156th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.