Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?

Dominican Republic, at 27.4 against 27.3 in Uruguay as of 2016.

What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

0.1, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?

42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Dominican Republic

27.4

in 2016

Uruguay

27.3

in 2016

Dominican Republic rank

52nd

Uruguay rank

55th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

Dominican Republic
Uruguay

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 27.4 against 27.3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 55th of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.46	24.54	2.08	Uruguay
1980s	23.58	25.03	1.45	Uruguay
1990s	24.82	25.7	0.88	Uruguay
2000s	26.07	26.37	0.3	Uruguay
2010s	27.06	27.03	0.0286	Dominican Republic

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 Uruguay?: Dominican Republic, at 27.4 against 27.3 in Uruguay as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 0.1, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?: Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 55th 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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Indicator: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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'.