Kyrgyzstan vs Peru: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Kyrgyzstan
27.2
in 2016
Peru
27.1
in 2016
Kyrgyzstan rank
58th
Peru rank
60th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Peru
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 27.2 against 27.1 in Peru, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Peru ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 58th and Peru ranks 60th of 190 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2 | 23.7 | 1.5 | Peru |
| 1980s | 23.09 | 24.41 | 1.32 | Peru |
| 1990s | 24.26 | 25.25 | 0.99 | Peru |
| 2000s | 25.52 | 26.03 | 0.51 | Peru |
| 2010s | 26.73 | 26.8 | 0.0714 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Kyrgyzstan or Peru?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 27.2 against 27.1 in Peru as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Kyrgyzstan and Peru?
- 0.1, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Peru?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Peru rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 58th and Peru ranks 60th 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'.