Bahamas vs Bulgaria: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Bahamas
27.1
in 2016
Bulgaria
27.1
in 2016
Bahamas rank
48th
Bulgaria rank
48th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time
- Bahamas
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 27.1 against 27.1 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bahamas ranks 48th and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.86 | 24.22 | 0.36 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 24.47 | 24.78 | 0.31 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 25.29 | 25.31 | 0.02 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 26.14 | 26.02 | 0.12 | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 26.86 | 26.8 | 0.0571 | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Bahamas or Bulgaria?
- Bahamas, at 27.1 against 27.1 in Bulgaria as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Bahamas and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Bulgaria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Bulgaria rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?
- Bahamas ranks 48th and Bulgaria ranks 48th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mean body mass index (BMI) in men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Body mass index (BMI) is measured as a person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by his height (in meters), squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to <25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to <30 as 'overweight'; and >30.0 as 'obese'.