Palau vs Tuvalu: Mean body mass index (BMI) in men
Palau
29.5
in 2016
Tuvalu
30
in 2016
Palau rank
8th
Tuvalu rank
6th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in men over time
- Palau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 30 against 29.5 in Palau, a difference of 0.5.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 8th and Tuvalu ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.74 | 25.74 | 1 | Palau |
| 1980s | 28.02 | 27.28 | 0.74 | Palau |
| 1990s | 29.12 | 28.78 | 0.34 | Palau |
| 2000s | 29.31 | 29.34 | 0.03 | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 29.46 | 29.8 | 0.3429 | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean body mass index (bmi) in men, Palau or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 30 against 29.5 in Palau as of 2016.
- What is the difference in mean body mass index (bmi) in men between Palau and Tuvalu?
- 0.5, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2016.
- How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for mean body mass index (bmi) in men?
- Palau ranks 8th and Tuvalu ranks 6th 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'.