Brazil vs Israel: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Brazil
26.8
in 2016
Israel
26.9
in 2016
Brazil rank
70th
Israel rank
67th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Brazil
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 26.9 against 26.8 in Brazil, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 70th and Israel ranks 67th of 190 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.04 | 24.6 | 1.56 | Israel |
| 1980s | 23.79 | 25.1 | 1.31 | Israel |
| 1990s | 24.63 | 25.77 | 1.14 | Israel |
| 2000s | 25.53 | 26.46 | 0.93 | Israel |
| 2010s | 26.46 | 26.83 | 0.3714 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Brazil or Israel?
- Israel, at 26.9 against 26.8 in Brazil as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Brazil and Israel?
- 0.1, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Israel ranks 67th 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'.