Bahamas vs Lithuania: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Bahamas
27.1
in 2016
Lithuania
27
in 2016
Bahamas rank
48th
Lithuania rank
51st
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time
- Bahamas
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 27.1 against 27 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bahamas ranks 48th and Lithuania ranks 51st of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.86 | 25.1 | 1.24 | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 24.47 | 25.45 | 0.98 | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 25.29 | 25.73 | 0.44 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 26.14 | 26.25 | 0.11 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 26.86 | 26.83 | 0.0286 | 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 Lithuania?
- Bahamas, at 27.1 against 27 in Lithuania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Bahamas and Lithuania?
- 0.1, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Lithuania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Bahamas and Lithuania rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?
- Bahamas ranks 48th and Lithuania ranks 51st 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'.