El Salvador vs Mexico: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
Mexico
28.4
in 2016
El Salvador rank
35th
Mexico rank
34th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 28.4 against 28.3 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Mexico ranks 34th of 190 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 23.18 | 0.48 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 23.88 | 24.54 | 0.66 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 25.52 | 26.24 | 0.72 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 27 | 27.47 | 0.47 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 28.14 | 0.1714 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 28.4 against 28.3 in El Salvador as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.1, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Mexico ranks 34th 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'.