Afghanistan vs Congo: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Afghanistan
24.1
in 2016
Congo
24.1
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
149th
Congo rank
149th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Afghanistan
- Congo
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 24.1 against 24.1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Congo ranks 149th of 190 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.14 | 19.92 | 0.78 | Congo |
| 1980s | 20.15 | 20.94 | 0.79 | Congo |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 22.07 | 0.67 | Congo |
| 2000s | 22.67 | 23.14 | 0.47 | Congo |
| 2010s | 23.74 | 23.86 | 0.1143 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Afghanistan or Congo?
- Afghanistan, at 24.1 against 24.1 in Congo as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Afghanistan and Congo?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Congo?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Afghanistan and Congo rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th and Congo ranks 149th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by her height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.