Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Mozambique
23.4
in 2016
Sierra Leone
23.5
in 2016
Mozambique rank
166th
Sierra Leone rank
163rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 23.5 against 23.4 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.1.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd of 190 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.96 | 20.5 | 1.54 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 20.02 | 21.25 | 1.23 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 21.4 | 22.15 | 0.75 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 22.4 | 22.98 | 0.58 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 23.14 | 23.4 | 0.2571 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 23.5 against 23.4 in Mozambique as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Mozambique ranks 166th and Sierra Leone ranks 163rd 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'.