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

DEFINITION: Countries compared by average female BMI, 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	33.77	2013
2	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	32.84	2013
3	BarbadosBarbados	28.55	2013
4	SamoaSamoa	27.88	2013
5	JamaicaJamaica	27.6	2013
6	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	27.33	2013
7	BelarusBelarus	27.11	2013
8	MongoliaMongolia	27.1	2013
9	KuwaitKuwait	27.07	2013
10	United StatesUnited States	27	2013
11	QatarQatar	26.96	2013
12	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	26.83	2013
13	The BahamasThe Bahamas	26.57	2013
14	EgyptEgypt	26.25	2013
15	CyprusCyprus	26.18	2013
16	LesothoLesotho	26.16	2013
17	ChileChile	26.15	2013
18	GrenadaGrenada	25.91	2013
19	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	25.86	2013
20	United Arab EmiratesUAE	25.71	2013
21	New ZealandNew Zealand	25.67	2013
=22	PanamaPanama	25.65	2013
=22	BoliviaBolivia	25.65	2013
24	BelizeBelize	25.58	2013
25	LibyaLibya	25.55	2013
26	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	25.53	2013
27	NicaraguaNicaragua	25.38	2013
28	MexicoMexico	25.37	2013
=29	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	25.34	2013
=29	GuatemalaGuatemala	25.34	2013
31	El SalvadorEl Salvador	25.28	2013
32	SurinameSuriname	25.2	2013
33	ArgentinaArgentina	25.11	2013
=34	EcuadorEcuador	25.06	2013
=34	IcelandIceland	25.06	2013
36	South AfricaSouth Africa	24.97	2013
37	AustraliaAustralia	24.95	2013
38	SloveniaSlovenia	24.87	2013
39	VenezuelaVenezuela	24.86	2013
40	SlovakiaSlovakia	24.83	2013
41	ParaguayParaguay	24.81	2013
42	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	24.76	2013
43	GeorgiaGeorgia	24.75	2013
44	MoldovaMoldova	24.73	2013
45	FijiFiji	24.72	2013
46	TajikistanTajikistan	24.7	2013
47	BahrainBahrain	24.69	2013
48	HondurasHonduras	24.61	2013
49	VanuatuVanuatu	24.6	2013
=50	PeruPeru	24.59	2013
=50	GuyanaGuyana	24.59	2013
52	GreeceGreece	24.57	2013
53	LuxembourgLuxembourg	24.51	2013
54	TurkeyTurkey	24.5	2013
=55	SyriaSyria	24.49	2013
=55	CubaCuba	24.49	2013
57	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	24.41	2013
58	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	24.4	2013
59	CanadaCanada	24.36	2013
60	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	24.33	2013
61	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	24.24	2013
62	MaltaMalta	24.17	2013
63	HaitiHaiti	24.03	2013
64	IraqIraq	24.01	2013
65	BotswanaBotswana	23.94	2013
66	MauritiusMauritius	23.87	2013
67	MoroccoMorocco	23.8	2013
68	BrazilBrazil	23.72	2013
69	Costa RicaCosta Rica	23.68	2013
70	ColombiaColombia	23.58	2013
71	JordanJordan	23.52	2013
72	GermanyGermany	23.46	2013
73	IsraelIsrael	23.37	2013
=74	FinlandFinland	23.36	2013
=74	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	23.36	2013
=74	AlgeriaAlgeria	23.36	2013
77	IranIran	23.35	2013
78	MauritaniaMauritania	23.3	2013
79	UruguayUruguay	23.24	2013
80	NorwayNorway	23.1	2013
=81	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	23.08	2013
=81	TunisiaTunisia	23.08	2013
83	ZimbabweZimbabwe	23.06	2013
84	GabonGabon	23.05	2013
=85	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	23.03	2013
=85	AustriaAustria	23.03	2013
87	CroatiaCroatia	23	2013
88	SwedenSweden	22.97	2013
89	Cape VerdeCape Verde	22.93	2013
90	OmanOman	22.89	2013
91	SwazilandSwaziland	22.88	2013
92	ArmeniaArmenia	22.8	2013
93	South KoreaSouth Korea	22.78	2013
94	CameroonCameroon	22.75	2013
95	DenmarkDenmark	22.73	2013
96	PortugalPortugal	22.69	2013
97	IrelandIreland	22.65	2013
98	UzbekistanUzbekistan	22.6	2013
99	ComorosComoros	22.59	2013
100	SpainSpain	22.57	2013
101	NetherlandsNetherlands	22.56	2013
102	LebanonLebanon	22.54	2013
103	DjiboutiDjibouti	22.44	2013
104	BeninBenin	22.43	2013
105	HungaryHungary	22.39	2013
106	BelgiumBelgium	22.36	2013
107	MaliMali	22.24	2013
=108	FranceFrance	22.22	2013
=108	AngolaAngola	22.22	2013
110	RwandaRwanda	22.19	2013
111	BruneiBrunei	22.16	2013
112	LithuaniaLithuania	22.14	2013
113	MalaysiaMalaysia	22.09	2013
114	LatviaLatvia	22.07	2013
115	UgandaUganda	22.02	2013
116	NamibiaNamibia	21.99	2013
=117	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	21.96	2013
=117	PhilippinesPhilippines	21.96	2013
119	ChinaChina	21.93	2013
120	MalawiMalawi	21.9	2013
121	BurmaBurma	21.89	2013
122	UkraineUkraine	21.84	2013
123	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	21.8	2013
124	TanzaniaTanzania	21.78	2013
125	NigeriaNigeria	21.77	2013
126	TogoTogo	21.72	2013
127	GuineaGuinea	21.71	2013
=128	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	21.69	2013
=128	RussiaRussia	21.69	2013
130	GhanaGhana	21.65	2013
131	SenegalSenegal	21.62	2013
132	SingaporeSingapore	21.58	2013
=133	GambiaGambia	21.52	2013
=133	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	21.52	2013
135	LaosLaos	21.48	2013
136	SudanSudan	21.46	2013
137	AlbaniaAlbania	21.45	2013
138	RomaniaRomania	21.33	2013
139	ThailandThailand	21.32	2013
140	MozambiqueMozambique	21.27	2013
141	IndonesiaIndonesia	21.26	2013
142	KenyaKenya	21.23	2013
143	YemenYemen	21.22	2013
144	ItalyItaly	21.19	2013
145	PakistanPakistan	21.14	2013
146	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	21.06	2013
=147	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	21.01	2013
=147	BulgariaBulgaria	21.01	2013
=147	ZambiaZambia	21.01	2013
150	KazakhstanKazakhstan	20.96	2013
151	EstoniaEstonia	20.9	2013
152	MadagascarMadagascar	20.89	2013
153	MaldivesMaldives	20.88	2013
154	ChadChad	20.8	2013
155	CambodiaCambodia	20.72	2013
156	NigerNiger	20.71	2013
157	AfghanistanAfghanistan	20.65	2013
158	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	20.64	2013
159	PolandPoland	20.54	2013
160	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	20.53	2013
161	LiberiaLiberia	20.49	2013
162	JapanJapan	20.34	2013
=163	NepalNepal	20.27	2013
=163	North KoreaNorth Korea	20.27	2013
165	East TimorEast Timor	20.2	2013
166	SomaliaSomalia	19.97	2013
167	EthiopiaEthiopia	19.94	2013
168	BurundiBurundi	19.89	2013
169	BhutanBhutan	19.85	2013
170	BangladeshBangladesh	19.63	2013
171	IndiaIndia	19.6	2013
172	Sri LankaSri Lanka	19.57	2013
173	EritreaEritrea	19.43	2013
174	VietnamVietnam	18.73	2013

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