Bangladesh vs India: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bangladesh
22
in 2016
India
21.9
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
181st
India rank
182nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 22 against 21.9 in India, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 181st and India ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.78 | 18.76 | 1.98 | India |
| 1980s | 17.84 | 19.45 | 1.61 | India |
| 1990s | 19.11 | 20.27 | 1.16 | India |
| 2000s | 20.42 | 21.05 | 0.63 | India |
| 2010s | 21.57 | 21.69 | 0.1143 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 22 against 21.9 in India as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.1, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bangladesh ranks 181st and India ranks 182nd 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'.