Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Mauritania
26.6
in 2016
Turkmenistan
26.6
in 2016
Mauritania rank
77th
Turkmenistan rank
77th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 26.6 against 26.6 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 77th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.42 | 22.56 | 1.14 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 22.76 | 23.16 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 24.3 | 24.05 | 0.25 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 25.58 | 25.12 | 0.46 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 26.36 | 26.17 | 0.1857 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 26.6 against 26.6 in Turkmenistan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Mauritania ranks 77th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th 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'.