Chile vs El Salvador: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Chile
28.1
in 2016
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
Chile rank
37th
El Salvador rank
35th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.3 against 28.1 in Chile, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 35th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4 | 22.7 | 2.7 | Chile |
| 1980s | 25.98 | 23.88 | 2.1 | Chile |
| 1990s | 26.62 | 25.52 | 1.1 | Chile |
| 2000s | 27.27 | 27 | 0.27 | Chile |
| 2010s | 27.9 | 27.97 | 0.0714 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Chile or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 28.3 against 28.1 in Chile as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.2, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Chile ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 35th 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'.