Maldives vs Malta: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Maldives
26.3
in 2016
Malta
26.3
in 2016
Maldives rank
90th
Malta rank
90th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Maldives
- Malta
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 26.3 against 26.3 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 90th and Malta ranks 90th of 190 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.96 | 26.56 | 5.6 | Malta |
| 1980s | 22.19 | 26.5 | 4.31 | Malta |
| 1990s | 23.43 | 26.57 | 3.14 | Malta |
| 2000s | 24.64 | 26.67 | 2.03 | Malta |
| 2010s | 25.86 | 26.46 | 0.6 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Maldives or Malta?
- Maldives, at 26.3 against 26.3 in Malta as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Maldives and Malta?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Malta?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Maldives and Malta rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Maldives ranks 90th and Malta ranks 90th 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'.