Niue vs Tonga: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Niue
33.3
in 2016
Tonga
33.7
in 2016
Niue rank
3rd
Tonga rank
2nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Niue
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 33.7 against 33.3 in Niue, a difference of 0.4.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.42 | 29.08 | 0.66 | Tonga |
| 1980s | 29.83 | 30.36 | 0.53 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 31.3 | 31.83 | 0.53 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 32.35 | 32.87 | 0.52 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 33.09 | 33.51 | 0.4286 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Niue or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 33.7 against 33.3 in Niue as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Niue and Tonga?
- 0.4, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Tonga?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Niue and Tonga rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Niue ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 2nd 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'.