Health > Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI): Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Countries compared by average BMI (combining male and female population), according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	TongaTonga	32.9	2013
2	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	32.82	2013
3	SamoaSamoa	28.34	2013
4	KuwaitKuwait	27.92	2013
5	United StatesUnited States	27.82	2013
6	BarbadosBarbados	27.7	2013
7	QatarQatar	27.47	2013
8	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	27.34	2013
9	The BahamasThe Bahamas	27.09	2013
10	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	26.9	2013
11	BelarusBelarus	26.72	2013
=12	CyprusCyprus	26.7	2013
=12	EgyptEgypt	26.7	2013
14	United Arab EmiratesUAE	26.66	2013
=15	New ZealandNew Zealand	26.61	2013
=15	CroatiaCroatia	26.61	2013
17	MexicoMexico	26.54	2013
18	ArgentinaArgentina	26.44	2013
19	GrenadaGrenada	26.43	2013
20	BahrainBahrain	26.33	2013
21	JamaicaJamaica	26.21	2013
=22	VenezuelaVenezuela	26.19	2013
=22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	26.19	2013
24	PanamaPanama	26.16	2013
25	GreeceGreece	26.13	2013
26	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	26.11	2013
27	AustraliaAustralia	26.1	2013
28	BelizeBelize	26.09	2013
29	LibyaLibya	26.06	2013
30	ChileChile	26.05	2013
=31	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	26.04	2013
=31	MaltaMalta	26.04	2013
33	MongoliaMongolia	25.94	2013
34	IcelandIceland	25.93	2013
35	GuatemalaGuatemala	25.88	2013
36	BoliviaBolivia	25.86	2013
37	El SalvadorEl Salvador	25.8	2013
38	SurinameSuriname	25.71	2013
39	CanadaCanada	25.7	2013
40	CubaCuba	25.64	2013
41	NicaraguaNicaragua	25.61	2013
42	EcuadorEcuador	25.58	2013
43	VanuatuVanuatu	25.53	2013
44	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	25.45	2013
45	SloveniaSlovenia	25.38	2013
46	SlovakiaSlovakia	25.34	2013
=47	ParaguayParaguay	25.32	2013
=47	GermanyGermany	25.32	2013
49	GeorgiaGeorgia	25.27	2013
50	MoldovaMoldova	25.24	2013
=51	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	25.23	2013
=51	PeruPeru	25.23	2013
53	TajikistanTajikistan	25.21	2013
54	HondurasHonduras	25.12	2013
55	GuyanaGuyana	25.1	2013
56	JordanJordan	25.09	2013
=57	FinlandFinland	25.06	2013
=57	LuxembourgLuxembourg	25.06	2013
=57	UruguayUruguay	25.06	2013
60	IsraelIsrael	25.05	2013
=61	SyriaSyria	25	2013
=61	AustriaAustria	25	2013
63	FijiFiji	24.99	2013
64	South AfricaSouth Africa	24.96	2013
=65	ColombiaColombia	24.94	2013
=65	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	24.94	2013
67	TurkeyTurkey	24.92	2013
68	Costa RicaCosta Rica	24.87	2013
69	BrazilBrazil	24.79	2013
70	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	24.75	2013
71	CameroonCameroon	24.7	2013
72	NorwayNorway	24.69	2013
73	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	24.65	2013
74	PortugalPortugal	24.59	2013
75	LebanonLebanon	24.57	2013
76	LesothoLesotho	24.56	2013
77	SwedenSweden	24.54	2013
=78	AlbaniaAlbania	24.53	2013
=78	IraqIraq	24.53	2013
80	SpainSpain	24.52	2013
81	MauritiusMauritius	24.46	2013
=82	BotswanaBotswana	24.45	2013
=82	HungaryHungary	24.45	2013
84	IrelandIreland	24.4	2013
85	LithuaniaLithuania	24.29	2013
86	IranIran	24.28	2013
87	ArmeniaArmenia	24.26	2013
88	DenmarkDenmark	24.24	2013
=89	OmanOman	24.15	2013
=89	BelgiumBelgium	24.15	2013
91	NetherlandsNetherlands	24.14	2013
92	South KoreaSouth Korea	24.06	2013
93	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	23.94	2013
94	AlgeriaAlgeria	23.87	2013
95	TunisiaTunisia	23.86	2013
96	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	23.81	2013
97	UzbekistanUzbekistan	23.8	2013
98	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	23.79	2013
99	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	23.78	2013
100	BulgariaBulgaria	23.77	2013
101	MoroccoMorocco	23.76	2013
102	MauritaniaMauritania	23.74	2013
103	LatviaLatvia	23.73	2013
104	FranceFrance	23.56	2013
105	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	23.55	2013
106	ItalyItaly	23.49	2013
107	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	23.45	2013
108	Cape VerdeCape Verde	23.44	2013
109	GabonGabon	23.4	2013
110	SwazilandSwaziland	23.39	2013
111	UkraineUkraine	23.34	2013
112	RussiaRussia	23.25	2013
113	PolandPoland	23.21	2013
114	GhanaGhana	23.15	2013
115	HaitiHaiti	23.12	2013
116	EstoniaEstonia	23.06	2013
=117	KazakhstanKazakhstan	22.99	2013
=117	ComorosComoros	22.99	2013
119	RomaniaRomania	22.98	2013
120	DjiboutiDjibouti	22.96	2013
121	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	22.9	2013
122	NigeriaNigeria	22.88	2013
123	ChinaChina	22.86	2013
124	AngolaAngola	22.73	2013
125	SenegalSenegal	22.68	2013
126	BruneiBrunei	22.67	2013
127	MalaysiaMalaysia	22.58	2013
128	BeninBenin	22.48	2013
129	BurmaBurma	22.4	2013
130	ZimbabweZimbabwe	22.38	2013
131	PhilippinesPhilippines	22.35	2013
132	ThailandThailand	22.34	2013
133	TogoTogo	22.22	2013
134	MaldivesMaldives	22.21	2013
135	SingaporeSingapore	22.19	2013
136	MaliMali	22.18	2013
137	YemenYemen	22.07	2013
138	GuineaGuinea	22.06	2013
139	NamibiaNamibia	22	2013
140	LaosLaos	21.99	2013
141	SudanSudan	21.97	2013
142	MalawiMalawi	21.96	2013
143	JapanJapan	21.93	2013
144	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	21.91	2013
145	TanzaniaTanzania	21.83	2013
146	GambiaGambia	21.73	2013
147	RwandaRwanda	21.67	2013
148	MadagascarMadagascar	21.6	2013
149	IndonesiaIndonesia	21.59	2013
=150	PakistanPakistan	21.53	2013
=150	UgandaUganda	21.53	2013
152	CambodiaCambodia	21.51	2013
153	NigerNiger	21.49	2013
154	ChadChad	21.42	2013
155	KenyaKenya	21.41	2013
156	MozambiqueMozambique	21.27	2013
157	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	21.25	2013
158	IndiaIndia	21.05	2013
159	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	21.04	2013
160	ZambiaZambia	21.02	2013
161	AfghanistanAfghanistan	21.01	2013
162	LiberiaLiberia	21	2013
163	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	20.99	2013
164	North KoreaNorth Korea	20.78	2013
165	East TimorEast Timor	20.72	2013
166	NepalNepal	20.55	2013
167	Sri LankaSri Lanka	20.51	2013
168	SomaliaSomalia	20.48	2013
169	EthiopiaEthiopia	20.46	2013
170	BurundiBurundi	20.4	2013
171	BhutanBhutan	20.37	2013
172	BangladeshBangladesh	20.32	2013
173	VietnamVietnam	19.96	2013
174	EritreaEritrea	19.85	2013

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