Mongolia vs Turkmenistan: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Mongolia
26.6
in 2016
Turkmenistan
26.6
in 2016
Mongolia rank
77th
Turkmenistan rank
77th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Mongolia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 26.6 against 26.6 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mongolia ranks 77th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th of 190 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.64 | 22.56 | 0.08 | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 23.45 | 23.16 | 0.29 | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 24.35 | 24.05 | 0.3 | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 25.25 | 25.12 | 0.13 | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 26.21 | 26.17 | 0.0429 | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Mongolia or Turkmenistan?
- Mongolia, at 26.6 against 26.6 in Turkmenistan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Mongolia and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Turkmenistan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Mongolia and Turkmenistan rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Mongolia ranks 77th and Turkmenistan ranks 77th 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'.