Mexico vs Türkiye: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Mexico
28.4
in 2016
Türkiye
28.6
in 2016
Mexico rank
34th
Türkiye rank
32nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Mexico
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 28.6 against 28.4 in Mexico, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 34th and Türkiye ranks 32nd of 190 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.18 | 24.74 | 1.56 | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 24.54 | 25.72 | 1.18 | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 26.24 | 27.02 | 0.78 | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 27.47 | 27.86 | 0.39 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 28.14 | 28.43 | 0.2857 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Mexico or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 28.6 against 28.4 in Mexico as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Mexico and Türkiye?
- 0.2, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Türkiye?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Mexico and Türkiye rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Mexico ranks 34th and Türkiye ranks 32nd 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'.