How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.

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.

Korea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Korea

23.1

in 2016

Lao People's Democratic Republic

23.1

in 2016

Korea rank

170th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

170th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

Korea
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Korea currently reports 23.1 against 23.1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 170th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 170th of 190 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20.64	18.74	1.9	Korea
1980s	21.62	19.58	2.04	Korea
1990s	22.6	20.65	1.95	Korea
2000s	22.93	21.77	1.16	Korea
2010s	23.04	22.76	0.2857	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Korea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Korea, at 23.1 against 23.1 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Korea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?: Korea ranks 170th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 170th 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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Indicator: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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'.