Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Somalia
23.9
in 2016
Sri Lanka
23.7
in 2016
Somalia rank
156th
Sri Lanka rank
159th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 23.9 against 23.7 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 159th of 190 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3 | 19.8 | 0.5 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 21.05 | 20.46 | 0.59 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 22.05 | 21.45 | 0.6 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 22.94 | 22.44 | 0.5 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 23.63 | 23.33 | 0.3 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 23.9 against 23.7 in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Somalia ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 159th 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'.