List of countries by body mass index

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Countries by BMI:
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>30
28.1-30.0
27.1-28.0
26.1-27.0
23.1-25.0
22.1-23.0
<22.0
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Countries by BMI:
  >30
  28.1–30.0
  27.1–28.0
  26.1–27.0
  23.1–25.0
  22.1–23.0
  <22.0
  No data

The data for international body mass indexes was published by the World Health Organization.

Contents

Data

* indicates "Health in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Mean BMI (kg/m²), World Health Organization (WHO), 2015 [1]
CountryBothMaleFemale
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru * 32.532.132.8
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga * 31.930.433.5
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa * 31.729.933.5
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait * 30.029.530.8
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis * 29.728.430.9
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia * 29.628.930.2
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati * 29.628.730.5
Flag of Palau.svg Palau 29.429.429.5
Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia * 29.427.831.0
Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu * 29.328.729.9
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar * 29.229.030.1
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands * 29.228.430.0
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt * 29.227.630.7
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates * 29.028.629.7
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan * 28.928.229.7
Flag of Belize.svg Belize * 28.927.630.2
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 28.828.029.6
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago * 28.727.929.4
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados * 28.727.430.0
Flag of the United States.svg United States * 28.528.528.5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia * 28.528.328.7
Flag of Libya.svg Libya * 28.427.229.6
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain * 28.228.028.6
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico * 28.127.528.7
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 28.127.329.5
Flag of Syria.svg Syria * 28.127.229.0
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq * 28.027.228.8
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand * 27.928.027.8
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon * 27.828.027.6
Flag of Chile.svg Chile * 27.827.628.0
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey * 27.827.128.5
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina * 27.727.827.5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland * 27.527.927.1
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra * 27.527.827.1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan * 27.427.427.5
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador * 27.426.828.0
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan * 27.426.628.1
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname * 27.426.528.2
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica * 27.425.529.2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom * 27.327.527.1
Flag of Greece.svg Greece * 27.327.427.2
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * 27.326.528.1
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa * 27.325.429.1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia * 27.227.626.8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada * 27.227.626.8
Flag of Malta.svg Malta * 27.227.526.8
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela * 27.227.427.1
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia * 27.227.227.3
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji * 27.226.128.4
Flag of Panama.svg Panama * 27.126.427.7
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus * 27.027.626.3
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador * 27.026.427.7
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada * 27.025.228.7
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica * 27.025.129.0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic * 26.927.826.0
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia * 26.927.526.3
Flag of Oman.svg Oman * 26.926.827.1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica * 26.926.727.1
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua * 26.926.027.8
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay * 26.826.726.9
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia * 26.826.027.5
Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles * 26.825.628.0
Flag of Spain.svg Spain * 26.727.426.0
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova * 26.726.327.1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic * 26.726.027.4
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia * 26.725.927.4
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania * 26.627.326.0
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus * 26.627.126.2
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland * 26.524.128.9
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg * 26.527.625.5
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia * 26.527.425.7
Flag of Russia.svg Russia * 26.526.126.8
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala * 26.525.827.1
Flag of Poland.svg Poland * 26.427.025.7
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan * 26.426.426.4
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras * 26.425.527.3
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana * 26.325.027.6
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary * 26.327.525.2
Flag of Germany.svg Germany * 26.327.025.6
Flag of Israel.svg Israel * 26.326.326.2
Flag of Peru.svg Peru * 26.325.726.9
Flag of Iran.svg Iran * 26.225.327.2
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal * 26.226.725.7
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei * 26.225.826.6
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba * 26.225.626.7
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan * 26.225.626.8
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu * 26.225.626.8
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria * 26.225.527.0
Flag of Albania.svg Albania * 26.126.625.6
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina * 26.126.525.7
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan * 26.125.926.3
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia * 26.025.526.4
Flag of Norway.svg Norway * 26.026.925.2
Flag of Italy.svg Italy * 26.026.825.2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria * 26.026.725.3
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro * 26.026.525.5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine * 26.026.425.8
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia * 25.924.627.3
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia * 25.925.426.5
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil * 25.925.926.0
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland * 25.926.725.1
Flag of Finland.svg Finland * 25.926.525.3
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen * 25.825.226.5
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay * 25.825.626.0
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia * 25.826.825.1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden * 25.826.724.9
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia * 25.826.425.2
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia * 25.826.425.3
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius * 25.625.026.2
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea * 25.625.026.1
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco * 25.625.225.9
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon * 25.524.626.4
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands * 25.524.526.4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium * 25.526.224.7
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia * 25.527.024.3
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia * 25.526.524.6
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan * 25.425.525.3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands * 25.425.925.0
Flag of Austria.svg Austria * 25.426.524.4
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea * 25.325.025.6
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia * 25.325.025.6
Flag of Romania.svg Romania * 25.325.724.9
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark * 25.326.024.5
Flag of France.svg France * 25.326.124.6
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland * 25.326.723.8
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan * 25.223.726.7
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan * 25.223.726.7
Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives * 25.124.225.9
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho * 24.922.727.1
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania * 24.823.226.4
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe * 24.823.925.6
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana * 24.722.926.6
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde * 24.723.925.4
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon * 24.423.825.1
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia * 24.322.925.6
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana * 24.223.425.1
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros * 24.123.025.1
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand * 24.123.624.6
Flag of Angola.svg Angola * 24.123.524.6
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti * 24.124.224.0
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 24.023.025.1
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia * 24.023.224.9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China * 23.924.223.6
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea * 23.924.323.4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan * 23.823.324.4
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan * 23.823.424.2
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore * 23.724.323.2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast * 23.623.224.1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe * 23.421.825.0
Flag of Benin.svg Benin * 23.422.624.3
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria * 23.422.824.0
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo * 23.322.524.1
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti * 23.322.723.9
Flag of Togo.svg Togo * 23.222.424.0
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines * 23.222.923.4
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau * 23.122.223.9
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania * 23.122.224.0
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal * 23.021.824.1
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya * 23.021.924.0
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka * 23.022.523.5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia * 22.922.423.4
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone * 22.822.023.6
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi * 22.822.323.3
Flag of Mali.svg Mali * 22.822.623.0
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea * 22.722.123.3
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia * 22.621.523.8
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar * 22.622.123.2
Flag of Laos.svg Laos * 22.622.422.7
Flag of Japan.svg Japan * 22.623.621.7
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic * 22.421.623.2
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique * 22.321.623.0
Flag of Chad.svg Chad * 22.322.122.5
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo * 22.221.822.5
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal * 22.222.422.0
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso * 22.122.122.0
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda * 22.021.023.0
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda * 22.021.322.7
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia * 21.921.222.5
Flag of India.svg India * 21.921.822.1
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia * 21.921.922.0
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea * 21.821.921.8
Flag of Niger.svg Niger * 21.721.322.2
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam * 21.621.521.6
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan * 21.621.521.8
Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor * 21.221.521.0
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar * 21.120.921.2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh * 21.020.721.2
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi * 20.920.421.3
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia * 20.620.221.0
Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea * 20.520.121.0
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo *
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein *
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco *
Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino *
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan *
Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City

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