Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Guyana: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
27.7
in 2016
Guyana
27.7
in 2016
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
44th
Guyana rank
44th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 27.7 against 27.7 in Guyana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guyana ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 44th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Guyana Difference Ahead
1970s 22.28 22.96 0.68 Guyana
1980s 23.41 23.8 0.39 Guyana
1990s 24.94 24.95 0.01 Guyana
2000s 26.27 26.22 0.05 Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 27.36 27.3 0.0571 Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Guyana?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 27.7 against 27.7 in Guyana as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Guyana?
0, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Guyana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Guyana rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 44th 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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Indicator
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed

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'.