Egypt vs Micronesia (country): Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Egypt
31.4
in 2016
Micronesia (country)
31.4
in 2016
Egypt rank
7th
Micronesia (country) rank
7th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Egypt
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 31.4 against 31.4 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Micronesia (country) has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 7th and Micronesia (country) ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.38 | 27.28 | 1.9 | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 26.48 | 28.41 | 1.93 | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 27.97 | 29.64 | 1.67 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 29.55 | 30.49 | 0.94 | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 30.9 | 31.14 | 0.2429 | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Egypt or Micronesia (country)?
- Egypt, at 31.4 against 31.4 in Micronesia (country) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Micronesia (country)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Micronesia (country) rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Micronesia (country) ranks 7th 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'.