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Mean BMI (kg/m²)

· higher is better · 188 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2016
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  1. 1Samoa34.1
  2. 2Tonga33.7
  3. 3Naoero32.7
  4. 4Tuvalu31.6
  5. 5Egypt, Arab Rep.31.4
  6. 5Micronesia, Fed. Sts.31.4
  7. 6Kiribati31.1
  8. 7St. Kitts and Nevis30.7
  9. 8Belize30.5
  10. 9Marshall Islands30.4
  11. 9St. Lucia30.4
  12. 9Kuwait30.4
  13. 10Qatar30.1
  14. 11Jordan29.8
  15. 12Iraq29.7
  16. 13Jamaica29.6
  17. 13Palau29.6
  18. 14United Arab Emirates29.4
  19. 15South Africa29.3
  20. 16Syrian Arab Republic29.2
  21. 16Libya29.2
  22. 16Barbados29.2
  23. 16Saudi Arabia29.2
  24. 17Dominica29
  25. 18United States28.9
  26. 18Eswatini28.9
  27. 19Grenada28.8
  28. 19Fiji28.8
  29. 19Bahamas, The28.8
  30. 20Trinidad and Tobago28.6
  31. 20Turkiye28.6
  32. 21Mexico28.4
  33. 22El Salvador28.3
  34. 23St. Vincent and the Grenadines28.2
  35. 24Chile28.1
  36. 25New Zealand28
  37. 26Azerbaijan27.9
  38. 26Nicaragua27.9
  39. 26Ecuador27.9
  40. 26Seychelles27.9
  41. 26Costa Rica27.9
  42. 27Antigua and Barbuda27.7
  43. 27Panama27.7
  44. 27Guyana27.7
  45. 27Suriname27.7
  46. 27Bolivia27.7
  47. 28Honduras27.6
  48. 28Argentina27.6
  49. 28Georgia27.6
  50. 29Uzbekistan27.4
  51. 29Lebanon27.4
  52. 29Dominican Republic27.4
  53. 30Moldova27.3
  54. 30Uruguay27.3
  55. 30Guatemala27.3
  56. 31Brunei Darussalam27.2
  57. 31Kyrgyz Republic27.2
  58. 32Tunisia27.1
  59. 32Peru27.1
  60. 33Lesotho27
  61. 33Ireland27
  62. 33Armenia27
  63. 33Iran, Islamic Rep.27
  64. 33United Kingdom27
  65. 34Solomon Islands26.9
  66. 34Israel26.9
  67. 34Paraguay26.9
  68. 35Romania26.8
  69. 35Brazil26.8
  70. 35Croatia26.8
  71. 35Vanuatu26.8
  72. 35Venezuela, RB26.8
  73. 36Australia26.7
  74. 36Greece26.7
  75. 37Mauritania26.6
  76. 37Belarus26.6
  77. 37Canada26.6
  78. 37Mongolia26.6
  79. 37Turkmenistan26.6
  80. 37Colombia26.6
  81. 38Morocco26.5
  82. 38Gabon26.5
  83. 38Slovenia26.5
  84. 39Kazakhstan26.4
  85. 39Hungary26.4
  86. 39Algeria26.4
  87. 39Russian Federation26.4
  88. 40Maldives26.3
  89. 40Oman26.3
  90. 40Malta26.3
  91. 40Tajikistan26.3
  92. 40Albania26.3
  93. 41Ukraine26.2
  94. 41Czechia26.2
  95. 41North Macedonia26.2
  96. 41Latvia26.2
  97. 42Malaysia26.1
  98. 42Montenegro26.1
  99. 42Botswana26.1
  100. 42Norway26.1
  101. 42Andorra26.1
  102. 43Papua New Guinea26
  103. 43Cyprus26
  104. 43Cuba26
  105. 44Equatorial Guinea25.9
  106. 44Mauritius25.9
  107. 44Estonia25.9
  108. 44Poland25.9
  109. 45Germany25.8
  110. 45Lithuania25.8
  111. 46Bulgaria25.7
  112. 47Luxembourg25.6
  113. 47Comoros25.6
  114. 47Belgium25.6
  115. 47Sao Tome and Principe25.6
  116. 48Iceland25.5
  117. 48Serbia25.5
  118. 48Finland25.5
  119. 48Slovak Republic25.5
  120. 49Sweden25.4
  121. 50Namibia25.3
  122. 50Zimbabwe25.3
  123. 50Cabo Verde25.3
  124. 51Ghana25.2
  125. 52Bosnia and Herzegovina25.1
  126. 52Netherlands25.1
  127. 52Liberia25.1
  128. 52Cameroon25.1
  129. 52Portugal25.1
  130. 53Thailand25
  131. 54Spain24.8
  132. 54Bahrain24.8
  133. 55Italy24.7
  134. 56Djibouti24.6
  135. 56Pakistan24.6
  136. 56Austria24.6
  137. 57Bhutan24.5
  138. 57Gambia, The24.5
  139. 57Togo24.5
  140. 57Benin24.5
  141. 57Kenya24.5
  142. 58Denmark24.4
  143. 59Angola24.3
  144. 60Cote d'Ivoire24.2
  145. 60France24.2
  146. 60Haiti24.2
  147. 61Afghanistan24.1
  148. 61Tanzania24.1
  149. 61Yemen, Rep.24.1
  150. 61Congo, Rep.24.1
  151. 62Guinea-Bissau24
  152. 62Korea, Dem. People's Rep.24
  153. 62Senegal24
  154. 63Somalia, Fed. Rep.23.9
  155. 63Nigeria23.9
  156. 64Indonesia23.8
  157. 65Zambia23.7
  158. 65Switzerland23.7
  159. 65Central African Republic23.7
  160. 65Sri Lanka23.7
  161. 66Sierra Leone23.5
  162. 66Philippines23.5
  163. 66China23.5
  164. 67Guinea23.4
  165. 67Mozambique23.4
  166. 68Uganda23.3
  167. 69Malawi23.2
  168. 70Korea, Rep.23.1
  169. 70Lao PDR23.1
  170. 70Mali23.1
  171. 71Myanmar23
  172. 71Singapore23
  173. 72Rwanda22.8
  174. 73Congo, Dem. Rep.22.6
  175. 74Nepal22.5
  176. 75Niger22.3
  177. 75Cambodia22.3
  178. 76Burkina Faso22.1
  179. 77Bangladesh22
  180. 78Viet Nam21.9
  181. 78India21.9
  182. 78Chad21.9
  183. 79Japan21.8
  184. 80Burundi21.6
  185. 81Timor-Leste21.3
  186. 82Eritrea21.1
  187. 82Madagascar21.1
  188. 82Ethiopia21.1

Mean BMI (kg/m²)