Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Bulgaria
25.7
in 2016
Luxembourg
25.6
in 2016
Bulgaria rank
113th
Luxembourg rank
114th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.7 against 25.6 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 113th and Luxembourg ranks 114th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.16 | 24.22 | 0.06 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 24.53 | 24.42 | 0.11 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 24.76 | 24.8 | 0.04 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 25.1 | 25.26 | 0.16 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 25.53 | 25.5 | 0.0286 | 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 Luxembourg?
- Bulgaria, at 25.7 against 25.6 in Luxembourg as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.1, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Bulgaria ranks 113th and Luxembourg 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'.