Barbados vs Jamaica: Mean BMI (kg/m²)
Barbados
27.8
in 2016
Jamaica
27.8
in 2016
Barbados rank
29th
Jamaica rank
29th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 27.8 against 27.8 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 29th of 189 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.16 | 22.72 | 2.44 | Barbados |
| 1980s | 25.63 | 23.58 | 2.05 | Barbados |
| 1990s | 26.09 | 24.74 | 1.35 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 26.85 | 26.14 | 0.71 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 27.54 | 27.36 | 0.1857 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 27.8 against 27.8 in Jamaica as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- Barbados ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 29th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.