Men weight categories by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
24.5
India
Lowest
0.1
Samoa
Median
2.25
Years covered
40
1975–2014
Data points
7,920
What the numbers show
Men weight categories is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 24.5 in India; the lowest is 0.1 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.25, and the mean is 5.44.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 245.
Men weight categories: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 24.5 | 2014 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 23.1 | 2014 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 21 | 2014 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 4 | Eritrea | 20.4 | 2014 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 20.2 | 2014 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 19.1 | 2014 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 19.1 | 2014 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 8 | Vietnam | 18.4 | 2014 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 9 | Nepal | 18 | 2014 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 10 | Angola | 17.7 | 2014 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 17.1 | 2014 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 17 | 2014 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 13 | Myanmar | 16.7 | 2014 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 14 | Cambodia | 16.3 | 2014 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 15 | Madagascar | 16.1 | 2014 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 16 | Burundi | 15.9 | 2014 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 15.9 | 2014 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 18 | Congo | 15.7 | 2014 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 19 | Laos | 15.3 | 2014 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 15.3 | 2014 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 14.9 | 2014 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 22 | Somalia | 14.8 | 2014 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 14.8 | 2014 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.5 | 2014 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 25 | Malawi | 14 | 2014 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 14 | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 27 | Zambia | 13.9 | 2014 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 28 | Mali | 13.8 | 2014 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 13.7 | 2014 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lesotho | 13.5 | 2014 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 13.3 | 2014 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 31 | Tanzania | 13.3 | 2014 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.1 | 2014 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 34 | Djibouti | 12.9 | 2014 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 34 | Guinea | 12.9 | 2014 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 34 | Rwanda | 12.9 | 2014 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 37 | Bhutan | 12.7 | 2014 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 38 | Mauritania | 12.4 | 2014 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 39 | Comoros | 12.3 | 2014 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 39 | Philippines | 12.3 | 2014 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 41 | Gambia | 12.1 | 2014 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 12.1 | 2014 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 43 | Benin | 11.9 | 2014 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 11.9 | 2014 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 43 | Togo | 11.9 | 2014 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 46 | Sudan | 11.8 | 2014 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 47 | Uganda | 11.5 | 2014 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | Botswana | 11.4 | 2014 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 49 | Namibia | 11.1 | 2014 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 50 | Nigeria | 11 | 2014 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 51 | Gabon | 10.7 | 2014 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 10.5 | 2014 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 9.8 | 2014 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 53 | Eswatini | 9.8 | 2014 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 55 | Ghana | 9.5 | 2014 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 56 | Maldives | 9.3 | 2014 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 57 | North Korea | 8.9 | 2014 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.3 | 2014 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 59 | Cameroon | 7.9 | 2014 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 60 | Haiti | 7.6 | 2014 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 61 | Malaysia | 7.5 | 2014 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 7.1 | 2014 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 63 | Brunei | 6.9 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 64 | South Africa | 6.7 | 2014 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.6 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 66 | Seychelles | 5.2 | 2014 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 67 | Guyana | 5.1 | 2014 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 67 | Yemen | 5.1 | 2014 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 69 | Cuba | 4.8 | 2014 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 70 | Japan | 4.5 | 2014 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 71 | Algeria | 4.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 72 | Jamaica | 4.2 | 2014 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 3.8 | 2014 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 73 | Singapore | 3.8 | 2014 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 3.7 | 2014 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 75 | Suriname | 3.7 | 2014 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 3.6 | 2014 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 77 | Morocco | 3.6 | 2014 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 79 | China | 3.4 | 2014 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 79 | Grenada | 3.4 | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.3 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Taiwan | 3.2 | 2014 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 83 | Barbados | 3.1 | 2014 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 3.1 | 2014 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 83 | Oman | 3.1 | 2014 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 86 | Tunisia | 3 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 87 | Dominica | 2.9 | 2014 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 87 | Iran | 2.9 | 2014 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 87 | Iraq | 2.9 | 2014 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 90 | Honduras | 2.8 | 2014 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 90 | South Korea | 2.8 | 2014 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 2.8 | 2014 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.7 | 2014 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.6 | 2014 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 94 | Guatemala | 2.6 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.6 | 2014 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 97 | Bahrain | 2.3 | 2014 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 2.3 | 2014 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 97 | Syria | 2.3 | 2014 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 100 | Fiji | 2.2 | 2014 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 101 | Brazil | 2.1 | 2014 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 2.1 | 2014 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2014 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 103 | Libya | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 103 | Mongolia | 2 | 2014 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2014 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 107 | Bahamas | 1.9 | 2014 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 107 | Colombia | 1.9 | 2014 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9 | 2014 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 1.9 | 2014 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 111 | Egypt | 1.7 | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 111 | Panama | 1.7 | 2014 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 1.7 | 2014 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 114 | Georgia | 1.6 | 2014 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6 | 2014 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 1.6 | 2014 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5 | 2014 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 117 | Bermuda | 1.5 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 1.5 | 2014 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 117 | Moldova | 1.5 | 2014 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 117 | Puerto Rico | 1.5 | 2014 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 117 | Palestine | 1.5 | 2014 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 1.3 | 2014 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 1.3 | 2014 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 123 | Bolivia | 1.3 | 2014 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 123 | Paraguay | 1.3 | 2014 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 128 | Qatar | 1.1 | 2014 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | 1 | 2014 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 1 | 2014 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Mexico | 1 | 2014 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Russia | 1 | 2014 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 129 | Turkey | 1 | 2014 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 134 | Ukraine | 0.9 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 134 | Venezuela | 0.9 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 136 | Ecuador | 0.8 | 2014 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 136 | Kuwait | 0.8 | 2014 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Peru | 0.8 | 2014 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 136 | Uruguay | 0.8 | 2014 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7 | 2014 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 140 | Belarus | 0.7 | 2014 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 140 | Switzerland | 0.7 | 2014 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 140 | Latvia | 0.7 | 2014 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 0.7 | 2014 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 140 | Poland | 0.7 | 2014 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 140 | Romania | 0.7 | 2014 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 140 | Serbia | 0.7 | 2014 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 148 | Albania | 0.6 | 2014 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 148 | Austria | 0.6 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 148 | Estonia | 0.6 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 148 | Micronesia (country) | 0.6 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 0.6 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 148 | Greenland | 0.6 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Croatia | 0.6 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 148 | Norway | 0.6 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Portugal | 0.6 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | United States | 0.6 | 2014 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 158 | Bulgaria | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Denmark | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | France | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Hungary | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Israel | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 158 | Malta | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Montenegro | 0.5 | 2014 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 158 | Netherlands | 0.5 | 2014 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 158 | Slovenia | 0.5 | 2014 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 158 | Sweden | 0.5 | 2014 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 168 | Andorra | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Argentina | 0.4 | 2014 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 168 | Australia | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Canada | 0.4 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Cyprus | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Spain | 0.4 | 2014 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Greece | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Ireland | 0.4 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Italy | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 0.4 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | New Zealand | 0.4 | 2014 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 168 | Slovakia | 0.4 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 180 | Belgium | 0.3 | 2014 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Chile | 0.3 | 2014 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Germany | 0.3 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 180 | Finland | 0.3 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 180 | Kiribati | 0.3 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 180 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2014 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 0.3 | 2014 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 180 | Tokelau | 0.3 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Czechia | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | Iceland | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Palau | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | French Polynesia | 0.2 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Tonga | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 0.2 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Niue | 0.2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 196 | American Samoa | 0.1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 196 | Nauru | 0.1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.1 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |