Bahamas vs Dominica: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bahamas
28.8
in 2016
Dominica
29
in 2016
Bahamas rank
29th
Dominica rank
26th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bahamas
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 29 against 28.8 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 29th and Dominica ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.32 | 24.16 | 1.16 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 26.15 | 25.29 | 0.86 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 27.08 | 26.8 | 0.28 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27.93 | 27.85 | 0.08 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 28.57 | 28.7 | 0.1286 | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bahamas or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 29 against 28.8 in Bahamas as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bahamas and Dominica?
- 0.2, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Dominica?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Dominica rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bahamas ranks 29th and Dominica ranks 26th 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'.