Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Thailand: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
24.2
in 2016
Thailand
23.9
in 2016
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
129th
Thailand rank
132nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Thailand
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 24.2 against 23.9 in Thailand, a difference of 0.3.
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 129th and Thailand ranks 132nd 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 | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.48 | 20 | 1.48 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 22 | 20.85 | 1.15 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 22.61 | 21.8 | 0.81 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 23.24 | 22.66 | 0.58 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 23.91 | 23.57 | 0.3429 | 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 men, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Thailand?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 24.2 against 23.9 in Thailand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
- 0.3, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Thailand rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 132nd 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 men. 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 his 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'.