Ecuador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Ecuador
27.9
in 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28.2
in 2016
Ecuador rank
39th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
36th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Ecuador
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 28.2 against 27.9 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 39th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.68 | 23.3 | 0.62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 23.78 | 24.28 | 0.5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 25.16 | 25.58 | 0.42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 26.41 | 26.84 | 0.43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 27.47 | 27.84 | 0.3714 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Ecuador or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 28.2 against 27.9 in Ecuador as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Ecuador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.3, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Ecuador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Ecuador ranks 39th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th 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'.