Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Burkina Faso or Kenya?

Burkina Faso, at 22.2 against 22.1 in Kenya as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men

Burkina Faso

22.2

in 2016

Kenya

22.1

in 2016

Burkina Faso rank

168th

Kenya rank

171st

Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 22.2 against 22.1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.1.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 171st of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.82	19.18	0.36	Kenya
1980s	19.62	20.03	0.41	Kenya
1990s	20.53	20.91	0.38	Kenya
2000s	21.43	21.59	0.16	Kenya
2010s	22.04	22.01	0.0286	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Burkina Faso, at 22.2 against 22.1 in Kenya as of 2016.
What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 0.1, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?: Burkina Faso ranks 168th and Kenya ranks 171st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/mean-body-mass-index-bmi-in-adult-males/burkina-faso/kenya/

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 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/mean-body-mass-index-bmi-in-adult-males/burkina-faso/kenya/">Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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'.