Uruguay vs Uzbekistan: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women
Uruguay
27.3
in 2016
Uzbekistan
27.4
in 2016
Uruguay rank
55th
Uzbekistan rank
52nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women over time
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 27.4 against 27.3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uruguay ahead.
Uruguay ranks 55th and Uzbekistan ranks 52nd of 190 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.54 | 22.26 | 2.28 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 25.03 | 23.17 | 1.86 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 25.7 | 24.3 | 1.4 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 26.37 | 25.61 | 0.76 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 27.03 | 26.9 | 0.1286 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in women, Uruguay or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 27.4 against 27.3 in Uruguay as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in women between Uruguay and Uzbekistan?
- 0.1, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Uzbekistan?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Uruguay and Uzbekistan rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Uruguay ranks 55th and Uzbekistan ranks 52nd 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'.