Hungary vs Russian Federation: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Hungary
26.4
in 2016
Russian Federation
26.4
in 2016
Hungary rank
86th
Russian Federation rank
86th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

  • Hungary
  • Russian Federation
0102030197519952016

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 26.4 against 26.4 in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 86th and Russian Federation ranks 86th of 190 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 24.62 25.86 1.24 Russian Federation
1980s 24.97 26.11 1.14 Russian Federation
1990s 25.28 26.24 0.96 Russian Federation
2000s 25.68 26.47 0.79 Russian Federation
2010s 26.23 26.49 0.2571 Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Hungary or Russian Federation?
Hungary, at 26.4 against 26.4 in Russian Federation as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Hungary and Russian Federation?
0, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russian Federation?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Hungary and Russian Federation rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
Hungary ranks 86th and Russian Federation ranks 86th 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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Indicator
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed

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'.