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

DEFINITION: Countries compared by average male 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	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	32.8	2013
2	TongaTonga	32.03	2013
3	CroatiaCroatia	30.21	2013
4	SamoaSamoa	28.79	2013
5	KuwaitKuwait	28.77	2013
6	United StatesUnited States	28.64	2013
7	QatarQatar	27.98	2013
8	BahrainBahrain	27.97	2013
9	MaltaMalta	27.91	2013
10	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	27.88	2013
11	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	27.85	2013
12	ArgentinaArgentina	27.76	2013
13	MexicoMexico	27.7	2013
14	GreeceGreece	27.68	2013
15	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	27.62	2013
=16	The BahamasThe Bahamas	27.6	2013
=16	AlbaniaAlbania	27.6	2013
=16	United Arab EmiratesUAE	27.6	2013
19	New ZealandNew Zealand	27.55	2013
20	VenezuelaVenezuela	27.52	2013
21	AustraliaAustralia	27.24	2013
22	CyprusCyprus	27.21	2013
23	GermanyGermany	27.17	2013
24	EgyptEgypt	27.14	2013
25	CanadaCanada	27.04	2013
26	AustriaAustria	26.97	2013
27	GrenadaGrenada	26.94	2013
28	UruguayUruguay	26.88	2013
29	BarbadosBarbados	26.84	2013
30	IcelandIceland	26.8	2013
31	CubaCuba	26.78	2013
32	FinlandFinland	26.76	2013
33	IsraelIsrael	26.72	2013
34	PanamaPanama	26.67	2013
=35	CameroonCameroon	26.65	2013
=35	JordanJordan	26.65	2013
=37	BelizeBelize	26.6	2013
=37	LebanonLebanon	26.6	2013
39	LibyaLibya	26.57	2013
40	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	26.55	2013
41	BulgariaBulgaria	26.53	2013
=42	HungaryHungary	26.5	2013
=42	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	26.5	2013
44	PortugalPortugal	26.49	2013
45	SpainSpain	26.47	2013
=46	VanuatuVanuatu	26.46	2013
=46	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	26.46	2013
48	LithuaniaLithuania	26.44	2013
49	GuatemalaGuatemala	26.42	2013
50	BelarusBelarus	26.32	2013
51	El SalvadorEl Salvador	26.31	2013
52	ColombiaColombia	26.3	2013
53	NorwayNorway	26.28	2013
54	SurinameSuriname	26.22	2013
55	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	26.21	2013
56	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	26.18	2013
57	IrelandIreland	26.14	2013
58	SwedenSweden	26.11	2013
59	EcuadorEcuador	26.09	2013
60	BoliviaBolivia	26.07	2013
61	Costa RicaCosta Rica	26.06	2013
62	ChileChile	25.94	2013
63	BelgiumBelgium	25.93	2013
64	SloveniaSlovenia	25.89	2013
65	PolandPoland	25.88	2013
66	PeruPeru	25.87	2013
=67	SlovakiaSlovakia	25.85	2013
=67	BrazilBrazil	25.85	2013
=69	ParaguayParaguay	25.83	2013
=69	NicaraguaNicaragua	25.83	2013
=71	GeorgiaGeorgia	25.78	2013
=71	ItalyItaly	25.78	2013
=73	DenmarkDenmark	25.75	2013
=73	MoldovaMoldova	25.75	2013
=75	NetherlandsNetherlands	25.72	2013
=75	TajikistanTajikistan	25.72	2013
=75	ArmeniaArmenia	25.72	2013
78	HondurasHonduras	25.63	2013
79	GuyanaGuyana	25.61	2013
80	LuxembourgLuxembourg	25.6	2013
81	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	25.55	2013
82	SyriaSyria	25.51	2013
83	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	25.47	2013
84	OmanOman	25.41	2013
85	LatviaLatvia	25.38	2013
86	South KoreaSouth Korea	25.34	2013
87	TurkeyTurkey	25.33	2013
88	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	25.26	2013
89	FijiFiji	25.25	2013
=90	EstoniaEstonia	25.21	2013
=90	IranIran	25.21	2013
92	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	25.13	2013
93	MauritiusMauritius	25.05	2013
94	IraqIraq	25.04	2013
95	KazakhstanKazakhstan	25.02	2013
96	UzbekistanUzbekistan	24.99	2013
97	BotswanaBotswana	24.96	2013
98	South AfricaSouth Africa	24.95	2013
99	FranceFrance	24.9	2013
100	UkraineUkraine	24.84	2013
101	JamaicaJamaica	24.82	2013
102	RussiaRussia	24.8	2013
103	MongoliaMongolia	24.78	2013
104	GhanaGhana	24.64	2013
105	TunisiaTunisia	24.63	2013
106	RomaniaRomania	24.62	2013
107	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	24.59	2013
108	AlgeriaAlgeria	24.38	2013
109	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	24.25	2013
110	MauritaniaMauritania	24.17	2013
111	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	23.99	2013
112	NigeriaNigeria	23.98	2013
113	Cape VerdeCape Verde	23.95	2013
114	SwazilandSwaziland	23.9	2013
115	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	23.87	2013
116	ChinaChina	23.78	2013
117	GabonGabon	23.75	2013
118	SenegalSenegal	23.73	2013
119	MoroccoMorocco	23.71	2013
120	MaldivesMaldives	23.54	2013
121	JapanJapan	23.52	2013
122	DjiboutiDjibouti	23.47	2013
123	ComorosComoros	23.39	2013
124	ThailandThailand	23.36	2013
125	AngolaAngola	23.24	2013
126	BruneiBrunei	23.18	2013
127	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	23.16	2013
128	MalaysiaMalaysia	23.06	2013
129	LesothoLesotho	22.96	2013
=130	YemenYemen	22.91	2013
=130	BurmaBurma	22.91	2013
132	SingaporeSingapore	22.8	2013
133	PhilippinesPhilippines	22.73	2013
134	TogoTogo	22.72	2013
135	BeninBenin	22.52	2013
=136	IndiaIndia	22.5	2013
=136	LaosLaos	22.5	2013
138	SudanSudan	22.48	2013
139	GuineaGuinea	22.41	2013
140	MadagascarMadagascar	22.31	2013
=141	CambodiaCambodia	22.3	2013
=141	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	22.3	2013
143	NigerNiger	22.27	2013
144	HaitiHaiti	22.21	2013
145	MaliMali	22.11	2013
146	ChadChad	22.04	2013
147	MalawiMalawi	22.02	2013
148	NamibiaNamibia	22.01	2013
149	GambiaGambia	21.94	2013
150	PakistanPakistan	21.92	2013
151	IndonesiaIndonesia	21.91	2013
152	TanzaniaTanzania	21.87	2013
153	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	21.86	2013
154	ZimbabweZimbabwe	21.7	2013
155	KenyaKenya	21.59	2013
156	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	21.55	2013
157	LiberiaLiberia	21.51	2013
158	Sri LankaSri Lanka	21.44	2013
159	AfghanistanAfghanistan	21.36	2013
160	North KoreaNorth Korea	21.29	2013
161	MozambiqueMozambique	21.27	2013
162	East TimorEast Timor	21.23	2013
163	VietnamVietnam	21.18	2013
164	RwandaRwanda	21.15	2013
165	UgandaUganda	21.03	2013
166	ZambiaZambia	21.02	2013
167	BangladeshBangladesh	21	2013
168	SomaliaSomalia	20.99	2013
=169	EthiopiaEthiopia	20.97	2013
=169	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	20.97	2013
171	BurundiBurundi	20.91	2013
172	BhutanBhutan	20.88	2013
173	NepalNepal	20.82	2013
174	EritreaEritrea	20.27	2013

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