Egypt vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Egypt
31.4
in 2016
Saint Kitts and Nevis
30.7
in 2016
Egypt rank
7th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
10th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Egypt
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 31.4 against 30.7 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.38 | 25.4 | 0.02 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 26.48 | 26.38 | 0.1 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 27.97 | 27.67 | 0.3 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 29.55 | 29.05 | 0.5 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 30.9 | 30.24 | 0.6571 | 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Egypt, at 31.4 against 30.7 in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.7, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Egypt and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th 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'.