El Salvador vs New Zealand: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
New Zealand
28
in 2016
El Salvador rank
35th
New Zealand rank
38th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.3 against 28 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 38th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 23.8 | 1.1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 23.88 | 24.56 | 0.68 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 25.52 | 25.8 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 27 | 26.99 | 0.01 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 27.74 | 0.2286 | El Salvador |
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 New Zealand?
- El Salvador, at 28.3 against 28 in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 0.3, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 38th 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'.