Fiji vs Türkiye: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Fiji
28.8
in 2016
Türkiye
28.6
in 2016
Fiji rank
29th
Türkiye rank
32nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Fiji
- Türkiye
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 28.8 against 28.6 in Türkiye, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Türkiye ahead.
Fiji ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4 | 24.74 | 0.34 | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 25.4 | 25.72 | 0.32 | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 26.73 | 27.02 | 0.29 | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 27.85 | 27.86 | 0.01 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 28.56 | 28.43 | 0.1286 | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Fiji or Türkiye?
- Fiji, at 28.8 against 28.6 in Türkiye as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Fiji and Türkiye?
- 0.2, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Türkiye?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Fiji and Türkiye rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Fiji ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 32nd 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'.