Afghanistan vs Côte d'Ivoire: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Afghanistan
24.1
in 2016
Côte d'Ivoire
24.2
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
149th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
146th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Afghanistan
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 24.2 against 24.1 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 149th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 146th of 190 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.14 | 20.48 | 1.34 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 20.15 | 21.35 | 1.2 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 22.35 | 0.95 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 22.67 | 23.4 | 0.73 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 23.74 | 24.01 | 0.2714 | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Afghanistan or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 24.2 against 24.1 in Afghanistan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.1, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Afghanistan and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Afghanistan ranks 149th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 146th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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'.