The data for international body mass indexes was published by the World Health Organization. The list below refers to year 2014.
Data
* indicates "Health in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
| Country | Both | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nauru *
|
32.5 | 32.1 | 32.8 |
 Tonga *
|
31.9 | 30.4 | 33.5 |
 Samoa *
|
31.7 | 29.9 | 33.5 |
 Kuwait *
|
30.0 | 29.5 | 30.8 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis *
|
29.7 | 28.4 | 30.9 |
 Saint Lucia *
|
29.6 | 28.9 | 30.2 |
 Kiribati *
|
29.6 | 28.7 | 30.5 |
 Palau
|
29.4 | 29.4 | 29.5 |
 Micronesia *
|
29.4 | 27.8 | 31.0 |
 Tuvalu *
|
29.3 | 28.7 | 29.9 |
 Qatar *
|
29.2 | 29.0 | 30.1 |
 Marshall Islands *
|
29.2 | 28.4 | 30.0 |
 Egypt *
|
29.2 | 27.6 | 30.7 |
 United Arab Emirates *
|
29.0 | 28.6 | 29.7 |
 Jordan *
|
28.9 | 28.2 | 29.7 |
 Belize *
|
28.9 | 27.6 | 30.2 |
 Bahamas
|
28.8 | 28.0 | 29.6 |
 Trinidad and Tobago *
|
28.7 | 27.9 | 29.4 |
 Barbados *
|
28.7 | 27.4 | 30.0 |
 United States *
|
28.8 | 28.8 | 28.8 |
 Saudi Arabia *
|
28.5 | 28.3 | 28.7 |
 Libya *
|
28.4 | 27.2 | 29.6 |
 Bahrain *
|
28.2 | 28.0 | 28.6 |
 Mexico *
|
28.1 | 27.5 | 28.7 |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
28.4 | 27.3 | 29.5 |
 Syria *
|
28.1 | 27.2 | 29.0 |
 Iraq *
|
28.0 | 27.2 | 28.8 |
 New Zealand *
|
27.9 | 28.0 | 27.8 |
 Lebanon *
|
27.8 | 28.0 | 27.6 |
 Chile *
|
27.8 | 27.6 | 28.0 |
 Turkey *
|
27.8 | 27.1 | 28.5 |
 Argentina *
|
27.7 | 27.8 | 27.5 |
 Ireland *
|
27.5 | 27.9 | 27.1 |
 Andorra *
|
27.5 | 27.8 | 27.1 |
 Kazakhstan *
|
27.4 | 27.4 | 27.5 |
 El Salvador *
|
27.4 | 26.8 | 28.0 |
 Azerbaijan *
|
27.4 | 26.6 | 28.1 |
 Suriname *
|
27.4 | 26.5 | 28.2 |
 Jamaica *
|
27.4 | 25.5 | 29.2 |
 United Kingdom *
|
27.3 | 27.5 | 27.1 |
 Greece *
|
27.3 | 27.4 | 27.2 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *
|
27.3 | 26.5 | 28.1 |
 South Africa *
|
27.3 | 25.4 | 29.1 |
 Australia *
|
27.2 | 27.6 | 26.8 |
 Canada *
|
27.2 | 27.6 | 26.8 |
 Malta *
|
27.2 | 27.5 | 26.8 |
 Venezuela *
|
27.2 | 27.4 | 27.1 |
 Georgia *
|
27.2 | 27.2 | 27.3 |
 Fiji *
|
27.2 | 26.1 | 28.4 |
 Panama *
|
27.1 | 26.4 | 27.7 |
 Cyprus *
|
27.0 | 27.6 | 26.3 |
 Ecuador *
|
27.0 | 26.4 | 27.7 |
 Grenada *
|
27.0 | 25.2 | 28.7 |
 Dominica *
|
27.0 | 25.1 | 29.0 |
 Czech Republic *
|
26.9 | 27.8 | 26.0 |
 Slovenia *
|
26.9 | 27.5 | 26.3 |
 Oman *
|
26.9 | 26.8 | 27.1 |
 Costa Rica *
|
26.9 | 26.7 | 27.1 |
 Nicaragua *
|
26.9 | 26.0 | 27.8 |
 Uruguay *
|
26.8 | 26.7 | 26.9 |
 Tunisia *
|
26.8 | 26.0 | 27.5 |
 Seychelles *
|
26.8 | 25.6 | 28.0 |
 Spain *
|
26.7 | 27.4 | 26.0 |
 Moldova *
|
26.7 | 26.3 | 27.1 |
 Dominican Republic *
|
26.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 |
 Armenia *
|
26.7 | 25.9 | 27.4 |
 Lithuania *
|
26.6 | 27.3 | 26.0 |
 Belarus *
|
26.6 | 27.1 | 26.2 |
 Swaziland *
|
26.5 | 24.1 | 28.9 |
 Luxembourg *
|
26.5 | 27.6 | 25.5 |
 Slovakia *
|
26.5 | 27.4 | 25.7 |
 Russia *
|
26.5 | 26.1 | 26.8 |
 Guatemala *
|
26.5 | 25.8 | 27.1 |
 Poland *
|
26.4 | 27.0 | 25.7 |
 Turkmenistan *
|
26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
 Honduras *
|
26.4 | 25.5 | 27.3 |
 Guyana *
|
26.3 | 25.0 | 27.6 |
 Hungary *
|
26.3 | 27.5 | 25.2 |
 Germany *
|
26.3 | 27.0 | 25.6 |
 Israel *
|
26.3 | 26.3 | 26.2 |
 Peru *
|
26.3 | 25.7 | 26.9 |
 Iran *
|
26.2 | 25.3 | 27.2 |
 Portugal *
|
26.2 | 26.7 | 25.7 |
 Brunei *
|
26.2 | 25.8 | 26.6 |
 Cuba *
|
26.2 | 25.6 | 26.7 |
 Kyrgyzstan *
|
26.2 | 25.6 | 26.8 |
 Vanuatu *
|
26.2 | 25.6 | 26.8 |
 Algeria *
|
26.2 | 25.5 | 27.0 |
 Albania *
|
26.1 | 26.6 | 25.6 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina *
|
26.1 | 26.5 | 25.7 |
 Uzbekistan *
|
26.1 | 25.9 | 26.3 |
 Mongolia *
|
26.0 | 25.5 | 26.4 |
 Norway *
|
26.0 | 26.9 | 25.2 |
 Italy *
|
26.0 | 26.8 | 25.2 |
 Bulgaria *
|
26.0 | 26.7 | 25.3 |
 Montenegro *
|
26.0 | 26.5 | 25.5 |
 Ukraine *
|
26.0 | 26.4 | 25.8 |
 Bolivia *
|
25.9 | 24.6 | 27.3 |
 Colombia *
|
25.9 | 25.4 | 26.5 |
 Brazil *
|
25.9 | 25.9 | 26.0 |
 Iceland *
|
25.9 | 26.7 | 25.1 |
 Finland *
|
25.9 | 26.5 | 25.3 |
 Yemen *
|
25.8 | 25.2 | 26.5 |
 Paraguay *
|
25.8 | 25.6 | 26.0 |
 Latvia *
|
25.8 | 26.8 | 25.1 |
 Sweden *
|
25.8 | 26.7 | 24.9 |
 Serbia *
|
25.8 | 26.4 | 25.2 |
 North Macedonia *
|
25.8 | 26.4 | 25.3 |
 Mauritius *
|
25.6 | 25.0 | 26.2 |
 Equatorial Guinea *
|
25.6 | 25.0 | 26.1 |
 Morocco *
|
25.6 | 25.2 | 25.9 |
 Gabon *
|
25.5 | 24.6 | 26.4 |
 Solomon Islands *
|
25.5 | 24.5 | 26.4 |
 Belgium *
|
25.5 | 26.2 | 24.7 |
 Estonia *
|
25.5 | 27.0 | 24.3 |
 Croatia *
|
25.5 | 26.5 | 24.6 |
 Tajikistan *
|
25.4 | 25.5 | 25.3 |
 Netherlands *
|
25.4 | 25.9 | 25.0 |
 Austria *
|
25.4 | 26.5 | 24.4 |
 Papua New Guinea *
|
25.3 | 25.0 | 25.6 |
 Malaysia *
|
25.3 | 25.0 | 25.6 |
 Romania *
|
25.3 | 25.7 | 24.9 |
 Denmark *
|
25.3 | 26.0 | 24.5 |
 France *
|
25.3 | 26.1 | 24.6 |
 Switzerland *
|
25.3 | 26.7 | 23.8 |
 South Sudan *
|
25.2 | 23.7 | 26.7 |
 Sudan *
|
25.2 | 23.7 | 26.7 |
 Maldives *
|
25.1 | 24.2 | 25.9 |
 Lesotho *
|
24.9 | 22.7 | 27.1 |
 Mauritania *
|
24.8 | 23.2 | 26.4 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe *
|
24.8 | 23.9 | 25.6 |
 Botswana *
|
24.7 | 22.9 | 26.6 |
 Cape Verde *
|
24.7 | 23.9 | 25.4 |
 Cameroon *
|
24.4 | 23.8 | 25.1 |
 Namibia *
|
24.3 | 22.9 | 25.6 |
 Ghana *
|
24.2 | 23.4 | 25.1 |
 Comoros *
|
24.1 | 23.0 | 25.1 |
 Thailand *
|
24.1 | 23.6 | 24.6 |
 Angola *
|
24.1 | 23.5 | 24.6 |
 Haiti *
|
24.1 | 24.2 | 24.0 |
 Gambia
|
24.0 | 23.0 | 25.1 |
 Liberia *
|
24.0 | 23.2 | 24.9 |
 China *
|
23.9 | 24.2 | 23.6 |
 South Korea *
|
23.9 | 24.3 | 23.4 |
 Pakistan *
|
23.8 | 23.3 | 24.4 |
 Bhutan *
|
23.8 | 23.4 | 24.2 |
 Singapore *
|
23.7 | 24.3 | 23.2 |
 Ivory Coast *
|
23.6 | 23.2 | 24.1 |
 Zimbabwe *
|
23.4 | 21.8 | 25.0 |
 Benin *
|
23.4 | 22.6 | 24.3 |
 Nigeria *
|
23.4 | 22.8 | 24.0 |
 Congo *
|
23.3 | 22.5 | 24.1 |
 Djibouti *
|
23.3 | 22.7 | 23.9 |
 Togo *
|
23.2 | 22.4 | 24.0 |
 Philippines *
|
23.2 | 22.9 | 23.4 |
 Guinea-Bissau *
|
23.1 | 22.2 | 23.9 |
 Tanzania *
|
23.1 | 22.2 | 24.0 |
 Senegal *
|
23.0 | 21.8 | 24.1 |
 Kenya *
|
23.0 | 21.9 | 24.0 |
 Sri Lanka *
|
23.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 |
 Indonesia *
|
22.9 | 22.4 | 23.4 |
 Sierra Leone *
|
22.8 | 22.0 | 23.6 |
 Malawi *
|
22.8 | 22.3 | 23.3 |
 Mali *
|
22.8 | 22.6 | 23.0 |
 Guinea *
|
22.7 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
 Zambia *
|
22.6 | 21.5 | 23.8 |
 Myanmar *
|
22.6 | 22.1 | 23.2 |
 Laos *
|
22.6 | 22.4 | 22.7 |
 Japan *
|
22.6 | 23.6 | 21.7 |
 Central African Republic *
|
22.4 | 21.6 | 23.2 |
 Mozambique *
|
22.3 | 21.6 | 23.0 |
 Chad *
|
22.3 | 22.1 | 22.5 |
 DR Congo *
|
22.2 | 21.8 | 22.5 |
 Nepal *
|
22.2 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
 Burkina Faso *
|
22.1 | 22.1 | 22.0 |
 Uganda *
|
22.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 |
 Rwanda *
|
22.0 | 21.3 | 22.7 |
 Somalia *
|
21.9 | 21.2 | 22.5 |
 India *
|
21.9 | 21.8 | 22.1 |
 Cambodia *
|
21.9 | 21.9 | 22.0 |
 North Korea *
|
21.8 | 21.9 | 21.8 |
 Niger *
|
21.7 | 21.3 | 22.2 |
 Vietnam *
|
21.6 | 21.5 | 21.6 |
 Afghanistan *
|
21.6 | 21.5 | 21.8 |
 East Timor *
|
21.2 | 21.5 | 21.0 |
 Madagascar *
|
21.1 | 20.9 | 21.2 |
 Bangladesh *
|
21.0 | 20.7 | 21.2 |
 Burundi *
|
20.9 | 20.4 | 21.3 |
 Ethiopia *
|
20.6 | 20.2 | 21.0 |
 Eritrea *
|
20.5 | 20.1 | 21.0 |
 Kosovo *
|
— | — | — |
 Liechtenstein *
|
— | — | — |
 Monaco *
|
— | — | — |
 San Marino *
|
— | — | — |
 Taiwan *
|
— | — | — |
 Vatican City
|
— | — | — |