Greece vs Mauritania: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Greece
26.7
in 2016
Mauritania
26.6
in 2016
Greece rank
75th
Mauritania rank
77th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Greece
- Mauritania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 26.7 against 26.6 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 75th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 190 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.62 | 21.42 | 4.2 | Greece |
| 1980s | 25.98 | 22.76 | 3.22 | Greece |
| 1990s | 26.38 | 24.3 | 2.08 | Greece |
| 2000s | 26.69 | 25.58 | 1.11 | Greece |
| 2010s | 26.73 | 26.36 | 0.3714 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Greece or Mauritania?
- Greece, at 26.7 against 26.6 in Mauritania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Greece and Mauritania?
- 0.1, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Greece ranks 75th and Mauritania ranks 77th 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.
Individual pages
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'.