Naoero vs Niue: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Naoero
32.7
in 2016
Niue
33.3
in 2016
Naoero rank
5th
Niue rank
3rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Naoero
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 33.3 against 32.7 in Naoero, a difference of 0.6.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Naoero ahead.
Naoero ranks 5th and Niue ranks 3rd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Naoero averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.74 | 28.42 | 5.32 | Naoero |
| 1980s | 34 | 29.83 | 4.17 | Naoero |
| 1990s | 34.03 | 31.3 | 2.73 | Naoero |
| 2000s | 33.55 | 32.35 | 1.2 | Naoero |
| 2010s | 32.96 | 33.09 | 0.1286 | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Naoero or Niue?
- Niue, at 33.3 against 32.7 in Naoero as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Naoero and Niue?
- 0.6, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Niue?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Naoero and Niue rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Naoero ranks 5th and Niue ranks 3rd 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'.