Gambia vs Ghana: Mean BMI (kg/m²)

Gambia
24
in 2016
Ghana
23.9
in 2016
Gambia rank
138th
Ghana rank
141st

Mean BMI (kg/m²) over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
0510152025197519952016

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 24 against 23.9 in Ghana, a difference of 0.1.

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

Gambia ranks 138th and Ghana ranks 141st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 18.76 20 1.24 Ghana
1980s 19.77 20.79 1.02 Ghana
1990s 21.12 21.95 0.83 Ghana
2000s 22.63 23.09 0.46 Ghana
2010s 23.7 23.77 0.0714 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean bmi (kg/m²), Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at 24 against 23.9 in Ghana as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean bmi (kg/m²) between Gambia and Ghana?
0.1, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Gambia ranks 138th and Ghana ranks 141st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gambia vs Ghana: Mean BMI (kg/m²). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mean-bmi-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate/gambia-the/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/mean-bmi-kg-m2-age-standardized-estimate/gambia-the/ghana/">Gambia vs Ghana: Mean BMI (kg/m²)</a> — Statizoid

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