What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?

0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?

42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Finland: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men

Bosnia and Herzegovina

26.4

in 2016

Finland

26.4

in 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

80th

Finland rank

80th

Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 26.4 against 26.4 in Finland, a difference of 0.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th and Finland ranks 80th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23.6	24.72	1.12	Finland
1980s	24.19	25.14	0.95	Finland
1990s	24.76	25.8	1.04	Finland
2000s	25.43	26.3	0.87	Finland
2010s	26.11	26.4	0.2857	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Finland?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 26.4 against 26.4 in Finland as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?: 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Finland rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 80th and Finland ranks 80th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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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Indicator: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,980 data points, 1975–2016
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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'.