Egypt vs Kiribati: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Egypt
31.4
in 2016
Kiribati
31.1
in 2016
Egypt rank
7th
Kiribati rank
9th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Egypt
- Kiribati
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 31.4 against 31.1 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Kiribati ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.38 | 24.5 | 0.88 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 26.48 | 26.25 | 0.23 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 27.97 | 28.23 | 0.26 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 29.55 | 29.84 | 0.29 | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 30.9 | 30.8 | 0.1 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Egypt or Kiribati?
- Egypt, at 31.4 against 31.1 in Kiribati as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Egypt and Kiribati?
- 0.3, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kiribati?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Kiribati rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Kiribati ranks 9th 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'.