Bahamas vs Eswatini: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bahamas
28.8
in 2016
Eswatini
28.9
in 2016
Bahamas rank
29th
Eswatini rank
27th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bahamas
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 28.9 against 28.8 in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 29th and Eswatini ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.32 | 24.78 | 0.54 | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 26.15 | 25.81 | 0.34 | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 27.08 | 26.92 | 0.16 | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 27.93 | 27.85 | 0.08 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 28.57 | 28.67 | 0.1 | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bahamas or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 28.9 against 28.8 in Bahamas as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bahamas and Eswatini?
- 0.1, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Eswatini?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Eswatini rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bahamas ranks 29th and Eswatini ranks 27th 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'.