Equatorial Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Equatorial Guinea
25.9
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
26
in 2016
Equatorial Guinea rank
107th
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 26 against 25.9 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.92 | 20.68 | 0.24 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 21.83 | 21.92 | 0.09 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 23.24 | 23.42 | 0.18 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 24.56 | 24.7 | 0.14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 25.57 | 25.64 | 0.0714 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Equatorial Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 26 against 25.9 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 107th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th 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'.