New Zealand vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
New Zealand
28
in 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28.2
in 2016
New Zealand rank
38th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
36th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- New Zealand
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 28.2 against 28 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 38th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8 | 23.3 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 24.56 | 24.28 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 25.8 | 25.58 | 0.22 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 26.99 | 26.84 | 0.15 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.74 | 27.84 | 0.1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, New Zealand or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 28.2 against 28 in New Zealand as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between New Zealand and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.2, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do New Zealand and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- New Zealand ranks 38th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th 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'.