Czechia vs Latvia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Czechia
26.2
in 2016
Latvia
26.2
in 2016
Czechia rank
95th
Latvia rank
95th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Czechia
- Latvia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 26.2 against 26.2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 95th of 190 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.36 | 24.62 | 1.74 | Czechia |
| 1980s | 26.47 | 24.94 | 1.53 | Czechia |
| 1990s | 26.19 | 25.2 | 0.99 | Czechia |
| 2000s | 26.04 | 25.68 | 0.36 | Czechia |
| 2010s | 26.13 | 26.06 | 0.0714 | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Czechia or Latvia?
- Czechia, at 26.2 against 26.2 in Latvia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Czechia and Latvia?
- 0, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Czechia ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 95th 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'.