Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Kazakhstan or Morocco?

Morocco, at 26.5 against 26.4 in Kazakhstan as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Morocco?

42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Morocco: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women

Kazakhstan

26.4

in 2016

Morocco

26.5

in 2016

Kazakhstan rank

86th

Morocco rank

83rd

Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time

Kazakhstan
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 26.5 against 26.4 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.84	22.66	2.18	Kazakhstan
1980s	25.32	23.58	1.74	Kazakhstan
1990s	25.81	24.71	1.1	Kazakhstan
2000s	26.09	25.59	0.5	Kazakhstan
2010s	26.31	26.26	0.0571	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Kazakhstan or Morocco?: Morocco, at 26.5 against 26.4 in Kazakhstan as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Kazakhstan and Morocco?: 0.1, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Morocco?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Kazakhstan and Morocco rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?: Kazakhstan ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd 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: 28 August 2026

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'.