El Salvador vs Jamaica: Mean BMI (kg/m²)
El Salvador
27.7
in 2016
Jamaica
27.8
in 2016
El Salvador rank
31st
Jamaica rank
29th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 27.8 against 27.7 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Jamaica ranks 29th of 189 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.86 | 22.72 | 0.14 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 23.83 | 23.58 | 0.25 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 25.21 | 24.74 | 0.47 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 26.52 | 26.14 | 0.38 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.4 | 27.36 | 0.0429 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 27.8 against 27.7 in El Salvador as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.1, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
- El Salvador ranks 31st 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.