Bulgaria vs Comoros: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bulgaria
25.7
in 2016
Comoros
25.6
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
113th
Comoros rank
114th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bulgaria
- Comoros
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.7 against 25.6 in Comoros, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Comoros ranks 114th of 190 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.16 | 19.72 | 4.44 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 24.53 | 20.86 | 3.67 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 24.76 | 22.37 | 2.39 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 25.1 | 23.85 | 1.25 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 25.53 | 25.14 | 0.3857 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bulgaria or Comoros?
- Bulgaria, at 25.7 against 25.6 in Comoros as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bulgaria and Comoros?
- 0.1, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Comoros?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Comoros rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th and Comoros ranks 114th 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'.