Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Mean BMI (kg/m²)

Cuba
25.6
in 2016
Papua New Guinea
25.6
in 2016
Cuba rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time

  • Cuba
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030197519952016

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 25.6 against 25.6 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

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

Cuba ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 189 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 22.8 21.06 1.74 Cuba
1980s 23.42 22.17 1.25 Cuba
1990s 24.14 23.49 0.65 Cuba
2000s 24.86 24.54 0.32 Cuba
2010s 25.43 25.3 0.1286 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
Cuba, at 25.6 against 25.6 in Papua New Guinea as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Cuba ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th 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
203 places, 8,526 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed