Belize vs Marshall Islands: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Belize
30.5
in 2016
Marshall Islands
30.4
in 2016
Belize rank
11th
Marshall Islands rank
12th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Belize
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Belize currently reports 30.5 against 30.4 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Belize ranks 11th and Marshall Islands ranks 12th of 190 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2 | 27.5 | 1.3 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 26.95 | 28.39 | 1.44 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 28 | 29.42 | 1.42 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 29.21 | 30.01 | 0.8 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 30.19 | 30.3 | 0.1143 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Belize or Marshall Islands?
- Belize, at 30.5 against 30.4 in Marshall Islands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Belize and Marshall Islands?
- 0.1, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Marshall Islands?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Belize and Marshall Islands rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Belize ranks 11th and Marshall Islands ranks 12th 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'.