Cote d'Ivoire vs Tanzania: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Cote d'Ivoire
24.2
in 2016
Tanzania
24.1
in 2016
Cote d'Ivoire rank
146th
Tanzania rank
149th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Tanzania
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 24.2 against 24.1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 146th and Tanzania ranks 149th of 190 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.48 | 19.7 | 0.78 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 21.35 | 20.68 | 0.67 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 22.35 | 21.85 | 0.5 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 23.4 | 22.85 | 0.55 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 24.01 | 23.79 | 0.2286 | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Cote d'Ivoire or Tanzania?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 24.2 against 24.1 in Tanzania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania?
- 0.1, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 146th and Tanzania ranks 149th 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'.