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DEFINITION:
Countries compared by average female BMI, according to data gathered by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The BMI (Body Mass Index) measures how appropiate is the weight of an individual compared to their height. The calculation is made measuring your weight in kilograms and dividing it twice by your height measured in metres. A high BMI (25 or more) is usually associated with a risk of suffering diverse health problems.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Tonga | 33.77 | 2013 | |
2 | Federated States of Micronesia | 32.84 | 2013 | |
3 | Barbados | 28.55 | 2013 | |
4 | Samoa | 27.88 | 2013 | |
5 | Jamaica | 27.6 | 2013 | |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.33 | 2013 | |
7 | Belarus | 27.11 | 2013 | |
8 | Mongolia | 27.1 | 2013 | |
9 | Kuwait | 27.07 | 2013 | |
10 | United States | 27 | 2013 | |
11 | Qatar | 26.96 | 2013 | |
12 | Solomon Islands | 26.83 | 2013 | |
13 | The Bahamas | 26.57 | 2013 | |
14 | Egypt | 26.25 | 2013 | |
15 | Cyprus | 26.18 | 2013 | |
16 | Lesotho | 26.16 | 2013 | |
17 | Chile | 26.15 | 2013 | |
18 | Grenada | 25.91 | 2013 | |
19 | Saint Lucia | 25.86 | 2013 | |
20 | United Arab Emirates | 25.71 | 2013 | |
21 | New Zealand | 25.67 | 2013 | |
=22 | Panama | 25.65 | 2013 | |
=22 | Bolivia | 25.65 | 2013 | |
24 | Belize | 25.58 | 2013 | |
25 | Libya | 25.55 | 2013 | |
26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 25.53 | 2013 | |
27 | Nicaragua | 25.38 | 2013 | |
28 | Mexico | 25.37 | 2013 | |
=29 | Dominican Republic | 25.34 | 2013 | |
=29 | Guatemala | 25.34 | 2013 | |
31 | El Salvador | 25.28 | 2013 | |
32 | Suriname | 25.2 | 2013 | |
33 | Argentina | 25.11 | 2013 | |
=34 | Ecuador | 25.06 | 2013 | |
=34 | Iceland | 25.06 | 2013 | |
36 | South Africa | 24.97 | 2013 | |
37 | Australia | 24.95 | 2013 | |
38 | Slovenia | 24.87 | 2013 | |
39 | Venezuela | 24.86 | 2013 | |
40 | Slovakia | 24.83 | 2013 | |
41 | Paraguay | 24.81 | 2013 | |
42 | United Kingdom | 24.76 | 2013 | |
43 | Georgia | 24.75 | 2013 | |
44 | Moldova | 24.73 | 2013 | |
45 | Fiji | 24.72 | 2013 | |
46 | Tajikistan | 24.7 | 2013 | |
47 | Bahrain | 24.69 | 2013 | |
48 | Honduras | 24.61 | 2013 | |
49 | Vanuatu | 24.6 | 2013 | |
=50 | Peru | 24.59 | 2013 | |
=50 | Guyana | 24.59 | 2013 | |
52 | Greece | 24.57 | 2013 | |
53 | Luxembourg | 24.51 | 2013 | |
54 | Turkey | 24.5 | 2013 | |
=55 | Syria | 24.49 | 2013 | |
=55 | Cuba | 24.49 | 2013 | |
57 | Papua New Guinea | 24.41 | 2013 | |
58 | Switzerland | 24.4 | 2013 | |
59 | Canada | 24.36 | 2013 | |
60 | Saudi Arabia | 24.33 | 2013 | |
61 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.24 | 2013 | |
62 | Malta | 24.17 | 2013 | |
63 | Haiti | 24.03 | 2013 | |
64 | Iraq | 24.01 | 2013 | |
65 | Botswana | 23.94 | 2013 | |
66 | Mauritius | 23.87 | 2013 | |
67 | Morocco | 23.8 | 2013 | |
68 | Brazil | 23.72 | 2013 | |
69 | Costa Rica | 23.68 | 2013 | |
70 | Colombia | 23.58 | 2013 | |
71 | Jordan | 23.52 | 2013 | |
72 | Germany | 23.46 | 2013 | |
73 | Israel | 23.37 | 2013 | |
=74 | Finland | 23.36 | 2013 | |
=74 | Republic of Macedonia | 23.36 | 2013 | |
=74 | Algeria | 23.36 | 2013 | |
77 | Iran | 23.35 | 2013 | |
78 | Mauritania | 23.3 | 2013 | |
79 | Uruguay | 23.24 | 2013 | |
80 | Norway | 23.1 | 2013 | |
=81 | Azerbaijan | 23.08 | 2013 | |
=81 | Tunisia | 23.08 | 2013 | |
83 | Zimbabwe | 23.06 | 2013 | |
84 | Gabon | 23.05 | 2013 | |
=85 | Sierra Leone | 23.03 | 2013 | |
=85 | Austria | 23.03 | 2013 | |
87 | Croatia | 23 | 2013 | |
88 | Sweden | 22.97 | 2013 | |
89 | Cape Verde | 22.93 | 2013 | |
90 | Oman | 22.89 | 2013 | |
91 | Swaziland | 22.88 | 2013 | |
92 | Armenia | 22.8 | 2013 | |
93 | South Korea | 22.78 | 2013 | |
94 | Cameroon | 22.75 | 2013 | |
95 | Denmark | 22.73 | 2013 | |
96 | Portugal | 22.69 | 2013 | |
97 | Ireland | 22.65 | 2013 | |
98 | Uzbekistan | 22.6 | 2013 | |
99 | Comoros | 22.59 | 2013 | |
100 | Spain | 22.57 | 2013 | |
101 | Netherlands | 22.56 | 2013 | |
102 | Lebanon | 22.54 | 2013 | |
103 | Djibouti | 22.44 | 2013 | |
104 | Benin | 22.43 | 2013 | |
105 | Hungary | 22.39 | 2013 | |
106 | Belgium | 22.36 | 2013 | |
107 | Mali | 22.24 | 2013 | |
=108 | France | 22.22 | 2013 | |
=108 | Angola | 22.22 | 2013 | |
110 | Rwanda | 22.19 | 2013 | |
111 | Brunei | 22.16 | 2013 | |
112 | Lithuania | 22.14 | 2013 | |
113 | Malaysia | 22.09 | 2013 | |
114 | Latvia | 22.07 | 2013 | |
115 | Uganda | 22.02 | 2013 | |
116 | Namibia | 21.99 | 2013 | |
=117 | Turkmenistan | 21.96 | 2013 | |
=117 | Philippines | 21.96 | 2013 | |
119 | China | 21.93 | 2013 | |
120 | Malawi | 21.9 | 2013 | |
121 | Burma | 21.89 | 2013 | |
122 | Ukraine | 21.84 | 2013 | |
123 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.8 | 2013 | |
124 | Tanzania | 21.78 | 2013 | |
125 | Nigeria | 21.77 | 2013 | |
126 | Togo | 21.72 | 2013 | |
127 | Guinea | 21.71 | 2013 | |
=128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.69 | 2013 | |
=128 | Russia | 21.69 | 2013 | |
130 | Ghana | 21.65 | 2013 | |
131 | Senegal | 21.62 | 2013 | |
132 | Singapore | 21.58 | 2013 | |
=133 | Gambia | 21.52 | 2013 | |
=133 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.52 | 2013 | |
135 | Laos | 21.48 | 2013 | |
136 | Sudan | 21.46 | 2013 | |
137 | Albania | 21.45 | 2013 | |
138 | Romania | 21.33 | 2013 | |
139 | Thailand | 21.32 | 2013 | |
140 | Mozambique | 21.27 | 2013 | |
141 | Indonesia | 21.26 | 2013 | |
142 | Kenya | 21.23 | 2013 | |
143 | Yemen | 21.22 | 2013 | |
144 | Italy | 21.19 | 2013 | |
145 | Pakistan | 21.14 | 2013 | |
146 | Czech Republic | 21.06 | 2013 | |
=147 | Central African Republic | 21.01 | 2013 | |
=147 | Bulgaria | 21.01 | 2013 | |
=147 | Zambia | 21.01 | 2013 | |
150 | Kazakhstan | 20.96 | 2013 | |
151 | Estonia | 20.9 | 2013 | |
152 | Madagascar | 20.89 | 2013 | |
153 | Maldives | 20.88 | 2013 | |
154 | Chad | 20.8 | 2013 | |
155 | Cambodia | 20.72 | 2013 | |
156 | Niger | 20.71 | 2013 | |
157 | Afghanistan | 20.65 | 2013 | |
158 | Burkina Faso | 20.64 | 2013 | |
159 | Poland | 20.54 | 2013 | |
160 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.53 | 2013 | |
161 | Liberia | 20.49 | 2013 | |
162 | Japan | 20.34 | 2013 | |
=163 | Nepal | 20.27 | 2013 | |
=163 | North Korea | 20.27 | 2013 | |
165 | East Timor | 20.2 | 2013 | |
166 | Somalia | 19.97 | 2013 | |
167 | Ethiopia | 19.94 | 2013 | |
168 | Burundi | 19.89 | 2013 | |
169 | Bhutan | 19.85 | 2013 | |
170 | Bangladesh | 19.63 | 2013 | |
171 | India | 19.6 | 2013 | |
172 | Sri Lanka | 19.57 | 2013 | |
173 | Eritrea | 19.43 | 2013 | |
174 | Vietnam | 18.73 | 2013 |