Belgium vs Bulgaria: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Belgium
25.6
in 2016
Bulgaria
25.7
in 2016
Belgium rank
114th
Bulgaria rank
113th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.7 against 25.6 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 114th and Bulgaria ranks 113th of 190 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.16 | 24.16 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 25.01 | 24.53 | 0.48 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 25.03 | 24.76 | 0.27 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.27 | 25.1 | 0.17 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 25.53 | 25.53 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Belgium or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 25.7 against 25.6 in Belgium as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 0.1, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Belgium ranks 114th and Bulgaria ranks 113th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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'.