Chad vs India: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Chad
21.9
in 2016
India
21.9
in 2016
Chad rank
182nd
India rank
182nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Chad
- India
How they compare
Chad currently reports 21.9 against 21.9 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.
Chad ranks 182nd and India ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.52 | 18.76 | 0.24 | India |
| 1980s | 19.35 | 19.45 | 0.1 | India |
| 1990s | 20.27 | 20.27 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 21.19 | 21.05 | 0.14 | Chad |
| 2010s | 21.77 | 21.69 | 0.0857 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Chad or India?
- Chad, at 21.9 against 21.9 in India as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Chad and India?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Chad and India rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Chad ranks 182nd and India ranks 182nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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'.