Iran vs South Korea: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Iran

2.9%

in 2014

South Korea

2.8%

in 2014

Iran rank

87th

South Korea rank

90th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Iran
South Korea

How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 87th and South Korea ranks 90th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% 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.