Angola vs Haiti: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Angola
24.3
in 2016
Haiti
24.2
in 2016
Angola rank
145th
Haiti rank
146th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Angola
- Haiti
How they compare
Angola currently reports 24.3 against 24.2 in Haiti, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Haiti ahead.
Angola ranks 145th and Haiti ranks 146th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.16 | 19.4 | 0.24 | Haiti |
| 1980s | 20.17 | 20.23 | 0.06 | Haiti |
| 1990s | 21.5 | 21.59 | 0.09 | Haiti |
| 2000s | 22.86 | 22.92 | 0.06 | Haiti |
| 2010s | 23.91 | 23.9 | 0.0143 | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Angola or Haiti?
- Angola, at 24.3 against 24.2 in Haiti as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Angola and Haiti?
- 0.1, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Haiti?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Angola and Haiti rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Angola ranks 145th and Haiti ranks 146th 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'.