Azerbaijan vs Chile: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Azerbaijan
27.9
in 2016
Chile
28.1
in 2016
Azerbaijan rank
39th
Chile rank
37th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Azerbaijan
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 28.1 against 27.9 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 39th and Chile ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.2 | 25.4 | 1.2 | Chile |
| 1980s | 24.85 | 25.98 | 1.13 | Chile |
| 1990s | 25.75 | 26.62 | 0.87 | Chile |
| 2000s | 26.65 | 27.27 | 0.62 | Chile |
| 2010s | 27.54 | 27.9 | 0.3571 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Azerbaijan or Chile?
- Chile, at 28.1 against 27.9 in Azerbaijan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Azerbaijan and Chile?
- 0.2, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Chile?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Azerbaijan and Chile rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Azerbaijan ranks 39th and Chile ranks 37th 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'.