Marshall Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Marshall Islands
30.4
in 2016
Saint Kitts and Nevis
30.7
in 2016
Marshall Islands rank
12th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
10th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Marshall Islands
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 30.7 against 30.4 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 12th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5 | 25.4 | 2.1 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 28.39 | 26.38 | 2.01 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 29.42 | 27.67 | 1.75 | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 30.01 | 29.05 | 0.96 | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 30.3 | 30.24 | 0.0571 | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Marshall Islands or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 30.7 against 30.4 in Marshall Islands as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 0.3, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Marshall Islands ranks 12th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 10th 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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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'.