El Salvador vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28.2
in 2016
El Salvador rank
35th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
36th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- El Salvador
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.3 against 28.2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 23.3 | 0.6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 23.88 | 24.28 | 0.4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 25.52 | 25.58 | 0.06 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 27 | 26.84 | 0.16 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 27.84 | 0.1286 | 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- El Salvador, at 28.3 against 28.2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.1, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th 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'.