Seychelles vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Seychelles
27.9
in 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
28.2
in 2016
Seychelles rank
39th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
36th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Seychelles
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 28.2 against 27.9 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 39th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 4 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1 | 23.3 | 0.8 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 25.05 | 24.28 | 0.77 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 26.05 | 25.58 | 0.47 | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 26.99 | 26.84 | 0.15 | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 27.69 | 27.84 | 0.1571 | 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, Seychelles or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 28.2 against 27.9 in Seychelles as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 0.3, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Seychelles ranks 39th 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'.