Peru vs Tunisia: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Peru
27.1
in 2016
Tunisia
27.1
in 2016
Peru rank
60th
Tunisia rank
60th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Peru
- Tunisia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 27.1 against 27.1 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 60th and Tunisia ranks 60th of 190 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7 | 23.98 | 0.28 | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 24.41 | 24.75 | 0.34 | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 25.25 | 25.74 | 0.49 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 26.03 | 26.49 | 0.46 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 26.8 | 26.93 | 0.1286 | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Peru or Tunisia?
- Peru, at 27.1 against 27.1 in Tunisia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Peru and Tunisia?
- 0, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Tunisia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Peru and Tunisia rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Peru ranks 60th and Tunisia ranks 60th 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'.