Maptheory
social2016

Mean BMI (kg/m²)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•190 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
26.2value
Median: 26.2value
Countries Covered
190
with available data
Highest
Samoa
34.1value
Lowest
Madagascar
21.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Samoa34.1value
2Tonga33.7value
3Niue33.3value
4Cook Islands33.1value
5Nauru32.7value
By Region
North America27.8value(4 countries)
Oceania27.4value(2 countries)
South America27.3value(7 countries)
Other26.4value(111 countries)
Africa25.8value(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (21.1value)High (34.1value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.2value)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (111)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Asia (25)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Samoa34.1value
2Tonga33.7value
3Niue33.3value
4Cook Islands33.1value
5Nauru32.7value
6Tuvalu31.6value
7Micronesia, Federated States of31.4value
8Egypt31.4value
9Kiribati31.1value
10Saint Kitts and Nevis30.7value
11Belize30.5value
12Kuwait30.4value
13Marshall Islands30.4value
14Saint Lucia30.4value
15Qatar30.1value
16Jordan29.8value
17Iraq29.7value
18Jamaica29.6value
19Palau29.6value
20United Arab Emirates29.4value
21South Africa29.3value
22Libya29.2value
23Saudi Arabia29.2value
24Syrian Arab Republic29.2value
25Barbados29.2value
26Dominica29.0value
27Eswatini28.9value
28United States of America28.9value
29Fiji28.8value
30Grenada28.8value
31Bahamas28.8value
32Trinidad and Tobago28.6value
33Türkiye28.6value
34Mexico28.4value
35El Salvador28.3value
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28.2value
37Chile28.1value
38New Zealand28.0value
39Costa Rica27.9value
40Ecuador27.9value
41Nicaragua27.9value
42Seychelles27.9value
43Azerbaijan27.9value
44Guyana27.7value
45Panama27.7value
46Suriname27.7value
47Antigua and Barbuda27.7value
48Bolivia27.7value
49Georgia27.6value
50Honduras27.6value
51Argentina27.6value
52Dominican Republic27.4value
53Lebanon27.4value
54Uzbekistan27.4value
55Guatemala27.3value
56Moldova, Republic of27.3value
57Uruguay27.3value
58Kyrgyzstan27.2value
59Brunei Darussalam27.2value
60Peru27.1value
61Tunisia27.1value
62Islamic Republic of Iran27.0value
63Ireland27.0value
64Lesotho27.0value
65United Kingdom27.0value
66Armenia27.0value
67Israel26.9value
68Paraguay26.9value
69Solomon Islands26.9value
70Croatia26.8value
71Vanuatu26.8value
72Romania26.8value
73Venezuela26.8value
74Brazil26.8value
75Greece26.7value
76Australia26.7value
77Belarus26.6value
78Canada26.6value
79Colombia26.6value
80Mauritania26.6value
81Mongolia26.6value
82Turkmenistan26.6value
83Gabon26.5value
84Morocco26.5value
85Slovenia26.5value
86Hungary26.4value
87Kazakhstan26.4value
88Russian Federation26.4value
89Algeria26.4value
90Maldives26.3value
91Malta26.3value
92Oman26.3value
93Tajikistan26.3value
94Albania26.3value
95Czech Republic26.2value
96Latvia26.2value
97Ukraine26.2value
98The Republic of North Macedonia26.2value
99Malaysia26.1value
100Montenegro26.1value
101Norway26.1value
102Andorra26.1value
103Botswana26.1value
104Cuba26.0value
105Cyprus26.0value
106Papua New Guinea26.0value
107Equatorial Guinea25.9value
108Estonia25.9value
109Mauritius25.9value
110Poland25.9value
111Germany25.8value
112Lithuania25.8value
113Bulgaria25.7value
114Comoros25.6value
115Luxembourg25.6value
116Sao Tome and Principe25.6value
117Belgium25.6value
118Finland25.5value
119Iceland25.5value
120Serbia25.5value
121Slovakia25.5value
122Sweden25.4value
123Cape Verde25.3value
124Namibia25.3value
125Zimbabwe25.3value
126Ghana25.2value
127Cameroon25.1value
128Liberia25.1value
129Netherlands25.1value
130Portugal25.1value
131Bosnia and Herzegovina25.1value
132Thailand25.0value
133Spain24.8value
134Bahrain24.8value
135Italy24.7value
136Djibouti24.6value
137Pakistan24.6value
138Austria24.6value
139Benin24.5value
140Republic of The Gambia24.5value
141Kenya24.5value
142Togo24.5value
143Bhutan24.5value
144Denmark24.4value
145Angola24.3value
146France24.2value
147Haiti24.2value
148Cote d'Ivoire24.2value
149Republic of the Congo24.1value
150United Republic of Tanzania24.1value
151Yemen24.1value
152Afghanistan24.1value
153North Korea24.0value
154Guinea-Bissau24.0value
155Senegal24.0value
156Nigeria23.9value
157Somalia23.9value
158Indonesia23.8value
159Central African Republic23.7value
160Sri Lanka23.7value
161Switzerland23.7value
162Zambia23.7value
163People's Republic of China23.5value
164Philippines23.5value
165Sierra Leone23.5value
166Guinea23.4value
167Mozambique23.4value
168Uganda23.3value
169Malawi23.2value
170South Korea23.1value
171Lao People's Democratic Republic23.1value
172Mali23.1value
173Myanmar23.0value
174Singapore23.0value
175Rwanda22.8value
176Democratic Republic of the Congo22.6value
177Nepal22.5value
178Cambodia22.3value
179Niger22.3value
180Burkina Faso22.1value
181Bangladesh22.0value
182Chad21.9value
183India21.9value
184Vietnam21.9value
185Japan21.8value
186Burundi21.6value
187Timor-Leste21.3value
188Ethiopia21.1value
189Eritrea21.1value
190Madagascar21.1value
Showing 190 of 190 countries

Topics

#social#value#mean#bmi

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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