Barbados vs Saudi Arabia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Barbados
29.2
in 2016
Saudi Arabia
29.2
in 2016
Barbados rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Barbados
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 29.2 against 29.2 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.36 | 25.86 | 0.5 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 26.86 | 27.02 | 0.16 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 27.42 | 28.09 | 0.67 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 28.27 | 28.71 | 0.44 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 28.99 | 29.09 | 0.1 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Barbados or Saudi Arabia?
- Barbados, at 29.2 against 29.2 in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Barbados and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd 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'.