Burkina Faso vs Niger: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Burkina Faso
22.1
in 2016
Niger
22.3
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
180th
Niger rank
178th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 22.3 against 22.1 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Niger ranks 178th of 190 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.76 | 18.8 | 0.04 | Niger |
| 1980s | 19.48 | 19.55 | 0.07 | Niger |
| 1990s | 20.39 | 20.47 | 0.08 | Niger |
| 2000s | 21.3 | 21.43 | 0.13 | Niger |
| 2010s | 21.93 | 22.11 | 0.1857 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 22.3 against 22.1 in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.2, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Niger ranks 178th 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.
Individual pages
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'.