Sweden vs Zimbabwe: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Sweden
25.4
in 2016
Zimbabwe
25.3
in 2016
Sweden rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
123rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Sweden
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.4 against 25.3 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sweden ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.72 | 23.88 | 0.16 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 23.87 | 24.19 | 0.32 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 24.29 | 24.56 | 0.27 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 24.85 | 24.89 | 0.04 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 25.24 | 25.19 | 0.0571 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Sweden or Zimbabwe?
- Sweden, at 25.4 against 25.3 in Zimbabwe as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Sweden and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zimbabwe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Sweden and Zimbabwe rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Sweden ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd 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'.