Cameroon vs Liberia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Cameroon
25.1
in 2016
Liberia
25.1
in 2016
Cameroon rank
127th
Liberia rank
127th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 25.1 against 25.1 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 127th and Liberia ranks 127th of 190 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3 | 19.94 | 0.36 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 21.44 | 21.14 | 0.3 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 22.78 | 22.61 | 0.17 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 24.03 | 23.68 | 0.35 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 24.87 | 24.71 | 0.1571 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Cameroon, at 25.1 against 25.1 in Liberia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cameroon ranks 127th and Liberia ranks 127th 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'.