Bulgaria vs Germany: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bulgaria
25.7
in 2016
Germany
25.8
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
113th
Germany rank
111th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bulgaria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 25.8 against 25.7 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Germany ranks 111th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.16 | 24.26 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 1980s | 24.53 | 24.4 | 0.13 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 24.76 | 24.86 | 0.1 | Germany |
| 2000s | 25.1 | 25.39 | 0.29 | Germany |
| 2010s | 25.53 | 25.73 | 0.2 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Bulgaria or Germany?
- Germany, at 25.8 against 25.7 in Bulgaria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bulgaria and Germany?
- 0.1, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th and Germany ranks 111th 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'.