Brazil vs Romania: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Brazil
26.8
in 2016
Romania
26.8
in 2016
Brazil rank
70th
Romania rank
70th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Brazil
- Romania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 26.8 against 26.8 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Romania ahead.
Brazil ranks 70th and Romania ranks 70th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.04 | 23.52 | 0.48 | Romania |
| 1980s | 23.79 | 24.08 | 0.29 | Romania |
| 1990s | 24.63 | 24.73 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 2000s | 25.53 | 25.48 | 0.05 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 26.46 | 26.43 | 0.0286 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Brazil or Romania?
- Brazil, at 26.8 against 26.8 in Romania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Brazil and Romania?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Romania ranks 70th 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'.