Nepal vs Niger: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Nepal
22.5
in 2016
Niger
22.3
in 2016
Nepal rank
177th
Niger rank
178th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Nepal
- Niger
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 22.5 against 22.3 in Niger, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Niger ahead.
Nepal ranks 177th and Niger ranks 178th of 190 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.28 | 18.8 | 1.52 | Niger |
| 1980s | 18.25 | 19.55 | 1.3 | Niger |
| 1990s | 19.57 | 20.47 | 0.9 | Niger |
| 2000s | 20.93 | 21.43 | 0.5 | Niger |
| 2010s | 22.07 | 22.11 | 0.0429 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Nepal or Niger?
- Nepal, at 22.5 against 22.3 in Niger as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Nepal and Niger?
- 0.2, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Niger?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Nepal and Niger rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Nepal ranks 177th and Niger ranks 178th 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'.