Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mean body mass index (BMI) in women was 25.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Equatorial Guinea, 1975–2016
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 25.9 for mean body mass index (bmi) in women in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.7, in 1975.
That places Equatorial Guinea 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.7 | — |
| 1976 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 21.2 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.4 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 21.8 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.3 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 22.6 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.9 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.2 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.5 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.9 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.6 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 24.9 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25.5 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.92 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.83 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.24 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.56 | 24 | 25.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.57 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mean body mass index (bmi) in women in Equatorial Guinea was 25.9 in 2016, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index (bmi) in women recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 in 1975.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mean body mass index (bmi) in women?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index (bmi) in women rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index (BMI) in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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'.