Cook Islands vs Nauru: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Cook Islands
33.1
in 2016
Nauru
32.7
in 2016
Cook Islands rank
4th
Nauru rank
5th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Cook Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 33.1 against 32.7 in Nauru, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nauru ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Nauru ranks 5th of 190 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.14 | 33.74 | 4.6 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 30.1 | 34 | 3.9 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 31.34 | 34.03 | 2.69 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 32.34 | 33.55 | 1.21 | Nauru |
| 2010s | 32.96 | 32.96 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Cook Islands or Nauru?
- Cook Islands, at 33.1 against 32.7 in Nauru as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 0.4, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Cook Islands and Nauru rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Nauru ranks 5th 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'.