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Breast Size by Country

Iraq has the highest Average BMI (30.1), followed by Jamaica (29.9) and South Africa (29.8). Burundi has the lowest (21.6).

Health80 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jan 10, 2024Original page
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Average BMIBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Average BMI

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 80 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
26.05
Middle half 25.2 – 27.42
Average
26.17
80 countries
Highest
30.1
Iraq
Lowest
21.6
Burundi

Data

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80 countries · # = rank by Average BMI
#
1IraqA30.1
2JamaicaA29.9
3South AfricaA29.8
3Saudi ArabiaA29.8
5United StatesC29.7
6MexicoA29.2
6TurkeyB29.2
8Costa RicaA-B28.9
9El SalvadorAA-A28.6
10New ZealandB28.5
11ArgentinaA-B28.4
11BoliviaAA-A28.4
11Dominican RepublicAA28.4
14EcuadorAA28.2
15GeorgiaB28.1
16AlgeriaA27.9
17BrazilA-B27.8
18IranA27.7
18LesothoAA27.7
20ColombiaB-C27.5
21United KingdomC27.4
21AustraliaB27.4
21IrelandB27.4
24RomaniaA-B27.2
25GreeceA-B27.1
26CanadaB-C27
26CubaA27
26HungaryB27
26AlbaniaB27
30UkraineA-B26.9
30MalaysiaA26.9
32BotswanaAA-A26.7
33RussiaB-C26.6
34PakistanA26.5
34PolandB-C26.5
36PortugalAA26.4
36FinlandB-C26.4
38IsraelAA26.2
39AfghanistanA26.1
39BelgiumA-B26.1
41Bosnia and HerzegovinaB26
41IcelandC26
43GermanyA-B25.9
43GhanaAA-A25.9
43KazakhstanA25.9
43ZimbabweAA25.9
43NorwayC-D25.9
48CameroonAA-A25.8
49ThailandAA25.7
49SomaliaA25.7
51SerbiaAA-A25.6
52SudanAA25.5
52LuxembourgC25.5
54BulgariaB-C25.4
54MontenegroA-B25.4
56ItalyA25.3
56KenyaAA-A25.3
58IndonesiaAA25.2
58SpainA-B25.2
58NetherlandsB-C25.2
58SwedenB-C25.2
62NigeriaAA25
63Sri LankaAA24.9
64DenmarkB-C24.7
65AustriaA-B24.6
66PhilippinesAA24.2
67FranceA-B24.1
68TaiwanAA24
68SwitzerlandB24
70ChinaAA-A23.9
71IndiaA23.5
71BangladeshAA23.5
73DR CongoAA23.4
74South KoreaAA-A23.3
74CambodiaAA23.3
76ChadAA-A22.5
77VietnamAA22.4
78JapanA-B22.1
79EthiopiaAA-A21.8
80BurundiAA21.6

What correlates with Average BMI?

Pearson r against 1,733 other country metrics sharing at least 48 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Average BMI tend to score higher on these

  1. Female Obesity Rate (WHO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 78
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  2. Obesity Rate (WHO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.91 · very strong · n = 79
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  3. Mean BMIEuropean Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 78
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  4. Female Obesity Rate (GOO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 75
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  5. Obesity Rate (GOO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 67
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  6. Male Obesity Rate (WHO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 79
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Average BMI tend to score lower on these

  1. Price to Rent in City CenterAffordable Housing by Country
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 66
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  2. Price to Rent Outside City CenterAffordable Housing by Country
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 66
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  3. Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 52
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  4. CountContinent With the Most Countries
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 79
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  5. % of Population at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 53
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  6. People who Lack Access to Safe Drinking WaterSafe Drinking Water by Country
    r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 52
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Average BMI?
Iraq has the highest Average BMI, at 30.1, followed by Jamaica (29.9) and South Africa (29.8).
Which country has the lowest Average BMI?
Burundi has the lowest Average BMI, at 21.6.
What is the median Average BMI across countries?
The median is 26.05 across the 80 countries with data.
Where does this breast size by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The World's Average Bra Cup Size: A Country-by-Country Breakdown - Average Height; Average breast size worldwide - World Data; Ranking: Breast Size by Country - Data Pandas.