Malawi vs Uganda: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Malawi
23.2
in 2016
Uganda
23.3
in 2016
Malawi rank
169th
Uganda rank
168th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 23.3 against 23.2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 168th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6 | 19.4 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 20.42 | 20.19 | 0.23 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 21.45 | 21.25 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 22.34 | 22.23 | 0.11 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.99 | 23 | 0.0143 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 23.3 against 23.2 in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Malawi ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 168th 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'.