Algeria vs Morocco: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Algeria
26.4
in 2016
Morocco
26.5
in 2016
Algeria rank
86th
Morocco rank
83rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 26.5 against 26.4 in Algeria, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 22.66 | 0.04 | Algeria |
| 1980s | 23.51 | 23.58 | 0.07 | Morocco |
| 1990s | 24.64 | 24.71 | 0.07 | Morocco |
| 2000s | 25.55 | 25.59 | 0.04 | Morocco |
| 2010s | 26.19 | 26.26 | 0.0714 | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 26.5 against 26.4 in Algeria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Algeria and Morocco?
- 0.1, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Algeria ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd 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'.