Cook Islands vs Naoero: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Cook Islands
32.7
in 2016
Naoero
32.2
in 2016
Cook Islands rank
1st
Naoero rank
2nd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time
- Cook Islands
- Naoero
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 32.7 against 32.2 in Naoero, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Naoero ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 1st and Naoero ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Naoero in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.22 | 31.34 | 3.12 | Naoero |
| 1980s | 29.52 | 32.51 | 2.99 | Naoero |
| 1990s | 30.83 | 33.25 | 2.42 | Naoero |
| 2000s | 31.68 | 32.82 | 1.14 | Naoero |
| 2010s | 32.46 | 32.34 | 0.1143 | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Cook Islands or Naoero?
- Cook Islands, at 32.7 against 32.2 in Naoero as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 0.5, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Cook Islands and Naoero rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?
- Cook Islands ranks 1st and Naoero ranks 2nd 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'.