Dominican Republic vs Georgia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Dominican Republic
27.4
in 2016
Georgia
27.6
in 2016
Dominican Republic rank
52nd
Georgia rank
49th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Dominican Republic
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 27.6 against 27.4 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Georgia ranks 49th of 190 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.46 | 23.6 | 1.14 | Georgia |
| 1980s | 23.58 | 24.39 | 0.81 | Georgia |
| 1990s | 24.82 | 25.34 | 0.52 | Georgia |
| 2000s | 26.07 | 26.25 | 0.18 | Georgia |
| 2010s | 27.06 | 27.23 | 0.1714 | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Dominican Republic or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 27.6 against 27.4 in Dominican Republic as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Dominican Republic and Georgia?
- 0.2, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Georgia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Dominican Republic and Georgia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Georgia ranks 49th 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'.