Chile vs Syria: Mean BMI (kg/m²)

Chile
28
in 2016
Syria
28.3
in 2016
Chile rank
24th
Syria rank
22nd

Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time

  • Chile
  • Syria
0102030197519952016

How they compare

Syria currently reports 28.3 against 28 in Chile, a difference of 0.3.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 24th and Syria ranks 22nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 24.98 24.5 0.48 Chile
1980s 25.56 25.34 0.22 Chile
1990s 26.24 26.35 0.11 Syria
2000s 26.98 27.25 0.27 Syria
2010s 27.7 28 0.3 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), Chile or Syria?
Syria, at 28.3 against 28 in Chile as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between Chile and Syria?
0.3, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Syria?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Chile and Syria rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Chile ranks 24th and Syria ranks 22nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 8,484 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed