Canada vs Mauritania: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Canada
26.6
in 2016
Mauritania
26.6
in 2016
Canada rank
77th
Mauritania rank
77th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Canada
- Mauritania
How they compare
Canada currently reports 26.6 against 26.6 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 77th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 190 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.76 | 21.42 | 2.34 | Canada |
| 1980s | 24.37 | 22.76 | 1.61 | Canada |
| 1990s | 25.35 | 24.3 | 1.05 | Canada |
| 2000s | 26.14 | 25.58 | 0.56 | Canada |
| 2010s | 26.5 | 26.36 | 0.1429 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Canada or Mauritania?
- Canada, at 26.6 against 26.6 in Mauritania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Canada and Mauritania?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mauritania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Canada and Mauritania rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Canada ranks 77th and Mauritania ranks 77th 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'.