Cook Islands vs Niue: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Cook Islands
33.1
in 2016
Niue
33.3
in 2016
Cook Islands rank
4th
Niue rank
3rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Cook Islands
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 33.3 against 33.1 in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niue ranks 3rd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Niue in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.14 | 28.42 | 0.72 | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 30.1 | 29.83 | 0.27 | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 31.34 | 31.3 | 0.04 | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 32.34 | 32.35 | 0.01 | Niue |
| 2010s | 32.96 | 33.09 | 0.1286 | Niue |
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 Niue?
- Niue, at 33.3 against 33.1 in Cook Islands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Cook Islands and Niue?
- 0.2, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Niue?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Cook Islands and Niue rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niue ranks 3rd 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'.