El Salvador vs Turkey: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
El Salvador
28.3
in 2016
Turkey
28.6
in 2016
El Salvador rank
35th
Turkey rank
32nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- El Salvador
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 28.6 against 28.3 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7 | 24.74 | 2.04 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 23.88 | 25.72 | 1.84 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 25.52 | 27.02 | 1.5 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 27 | 27.86 | 0.86 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 27.97 | 28.43 | 0.4571 | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, 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 Turkey?
- 0.3, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Turkey 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'.