El Salvador vs Trinidad and Tobago: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
Trinidad and Tobago
28.6
in 2016
El Salvador rank
35th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
32nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- El Salvador
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 28.6 against 28.3 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 24 | 1.3 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 23.88 | 24.75 | 0.87 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 25.52 | 25.91 | 0.39 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 27 | 27.19 | 0.19 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 28.24 | 0.2714 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 28.6 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.3, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 32nd 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'.