Need a good hard slap in the face? Find out where you are on the global fat scale.

jrose1982

KimWillBeThin81 wrote: »

Can someone post the link again I can't seem to find the calculator

I've discovered it doesn't seem to work on mobile devices. The website has two tabs: one with the calculator and one with an explanation. From mobile devices, the link takes you to the explanation, and I haven't been able to figure out how to see the calculator.

MargaretSobers

Yeah i had tried it, it is good for getting BMI count of your body, thanks for sharing this.

RoxieHart1

jrose1982 wrote: »

This tool compares your BMI to that of people in your own country and around the world.
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-18770328

HAHA! Okay, I know BMI isn't a reliable and or the only indicator of health/fitness but... it was amusing. Apparently, I am like that of someone from Nepal.

My BMI is lower than 95% of the people in my age group, in my country and less than 88% of the people worldwide. Only two countries were lower; Ethiopia and Bangladesh

Gee, and I only lost 4 pounds so far - been doing this 3 weeks. Maybe I need to rethink my weight-loss goals? lol

"If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 46,797,868 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population"

Myriambaril18

MEGA LOL: at 5'9'' and 158 lbs, BMI 23 "You're most like someone from Philippines"

I didn't know that people of the Philippines were that tall!!!!

yoovie

lol BMI, each time I see that word I think about fax machines and VCR's.

secondnature81

Ouch. Interesting even if it doesn't mean all that much. Still crazy motivation.

lifeskittles

Remind me never to go to vietnam XD....but seriously...I'm less than 24% body fat so its irritating that these things dont take into consideration muscle mass..

Char231023

I did mine and am like Ethiopia. That kind of freaks me out.

rosebette

I'm not exactly a "skinny minnie"; I have a BMI of 22, but I'm still thinner than 89% of the women in the U.S. and 69% thinner than women worldwide. I'm comparable to a woman in India.
I was a little surprised because where I work out, which is a YMCA in New England with a diverse range of ages, I am not the thinnest person there. However, I have heard that New England is one of the "thinner" regions of the U.S. Also, I have been working out at my university, and I do wonder about some of our young people. Except for the girls who are obviously athletes, many of the girls in the classes are heavier and more unfit than I am.

numinousnymph

damn! i went from a BMI higher than 99% of the global population of females in my age range (really?!?!?!?!) to a BMI lower than 64% of the global population females in my age range, and lower than 89% of females in my age range in my country (U.S.). all i can say is wow. i'm truly shocked.

Liftng4Lis

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williams969

Myriambaril18 wrote: »

MEGA LOL: at 5'9'' and 158 lbs, BMI 23 "You're most like someone from Philippines"

I didn't know that people of the Philippines were that tall!!!!

I got "You're most like someone from North Korea" No. No I am not.

RunTimer

Thanks @jrose1982 for posting this thread.

National
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 95% of males aged 45-59 in your country Global
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 77% of males aged 45-59 in the world

Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 28,395,880 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population

Now what I could do with those 28M tonnes I saved the world....:)

justcat206

Really fascinating. I think of myself as being pretty chubby, but apparently I'm on the bottom end of BMI - like an Ethiopian. Then again, I had a BMI of 18 or something in college, so everything feels high compared to that

RunTimer

<---eats (and walks) like an egyptian

SuggaD

Interesting: You have a lower BMI than 93% of females aged 30-44 in your country. You have a lower BMI than 76% of females aged 30-44 in the world. If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 44,844,863 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population. You're most like someone from Ethiopia.

release_the_kraken

LOL...You have a higher BMI than 94% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global
You have a higher BMI than 100% of males aged 30-44 in the world

Doctorpurple

acorsaut89 wrote: »

I don't understand this at all! I get BMI but it says I am heavier than 98% of the women in Canada from 19-26 but I know for a fact there's a lot of women out there still bigger than me, and there's also a lot a bigger women in the US too. I cannot be heavier than 98% of the population in Canada . . . there's something off about this.

For the record, I'm 5'9, 250lbs with 34% BF

It's not the whole population of Canada. It's just the population in your age group. Younger people tend to have lower BMI

Doctorpurple

I got BMI of 20 and lower BMI than 90% of people on my age range in the US and 65% in the world. BMI similar to people from Japan

carlosjenno

I now feel awesome. And Nigerian.