Austria vs Pakistan: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Austria
24.6
in 2016
Pakistan
24.6
in 2016
Austria rank
136th
Pakistan rank
136th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

  • Austria
  • Pakistan
0510152025197519952016

How they compare

Austria currently reports 24.6 against 24.6 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 136th and Pakistan ranks 136th of 190 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 23.84 20.14 3.7 Austria
1980s 23.8 21.06 2.74 Austria
1990s 24.02 22.25 1.77 Austria
2000s 24.34 23.43 0.91 Austria
2010s 24.56 24.3 0.2571 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Austria or Pakistan?
Austria, at 24.6 against 24.6 in Pakistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Austria and Pakistan?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Pakistan?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Austria and Pakistan rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
Austria ranks 136th and Pakistan ranks 136th 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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Indicator
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
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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'.