Where are you on the global fat scale?

gogonunubean
gogonunubean Posts: 160 Member
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I came across this link today - I thought it was very interesting!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328

I am most like someone from Papua New Guinea...who knew!
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  • scrmngdsy
    scrmngdsy Posts: 54 Member
    I thought it was pretty interesting as well, definitely fun to see where I fit in (Sri Lanka!).

    My numbers
    Obesity Index: 20 BMI

    National
    Below average
    You have a lower BMI than 92% of females aged 15-29 in your country

    Global
    Below average
    You have a lower BMI than 70% of females aged 15-29 in the world

    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 50,703,876 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population

    Just wonder how accurate their stats are and how they accumulated the info.

    Well, reading a bit further I found the answer:

    Using UN data on population size in 177 countries, together with estimates of global weight from the WHO and mean height from national health examination surveys the team were able to calculate average BMI figures for each country.
  • EmilyT1994
    EmilyT1994 Posts: 33
    Above average for UK and global.
    That's depressing.
    'You have a higher BMI that 93% of females aged 15-29 in the world'.
    Good to know.
    Lmao XD
  • EmilyT1994
    EmilyT1994 Posts: 33
    Oh but I could be a Barbadian!
  • stephlake
    stephlake Posts: 105 Member
    My numbers
    Obesity Index: 24bmi


    National: Below average
    You have a lower BMI than 79% of females aged 30-44 in your country

    Global: Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 53% of females aged 30-44 in the world

    ** You're most like someone from Malaysia*
  • sawadoll
    sawadoll Posts: 39 Member
    I got Lebanon. Lower BMI than 77% of females in NZ aged 15-29 and a higher BMI than 55% of the world. Pretty good to see I'm on the smaller side out of my country lol
  • BeetleChe13
    BeetleChe13 Posts: 498 Member
    Awesome link! Thanks for sharing!

    "You have a lower BMI than 89% of females aged 15-29 in your country. You have a lower BMI than 64% of females aged 15-29 in the world. You're most like someone from Japan."

    Sweet! I love Japan! :heart:
  • BeetleChe13
    BeetleChe13 Posts: 498 Member
    My husband apparently has a BMI lower than 95% of American males his age. :frown: And 74% than the global average. He's most like someone from India. I need to keep feeding him...
  • newenham
    newenham Posts: 6
    21 bmi… Micronesia! How exotic!
  • SuperstarDJ
    SuperstarDJ Posts: 442 Member
    Oh my god, this is both embarrassing and extremely shocking to me...

    BMI: 16

    I've a lower BMI than 98% of women in my country
    I've a lower BMI than 91% of women in the world
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as me, it would remove 87,678,101 tonnes from the total weight of the worlds population
    I'm most like someone from Ethiopia... WTF?!?!?!?

    This genuinely has scared the life out of me. BIG wake up call I think.
  • LaylaLoses
    LaylaLoses Posts: 23
    Your numbers
    Obesity Index
    32bmi
    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is
    National
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 81% of females aged 15-29 in your country
    Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 99% of females aged 15-29 in the world


    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 95,771,446 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population



    I always thought I was above average...
  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    Obesity Index

    33bmi
    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 80% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 98% of males aged 30-44 in the world


    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 108,831,864 tonnes tothe total weight of the world's population

    Cool, I'm a walking tub of lard...
  • pullipgirl
    pullipgirl Posts: 767 Member
    My BMI is 19 and I also got Ethiopia lol
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    You have a lower BMI than 89% of males aged 15-29 in your country
    Fux yes!
    I'm Romanian....well the gymnast girls there are hot ;)
  • LaylaLoses
    LaylaLoses Posts: 23
    Obesity Index

    33bmi
    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 80% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 98% of males aged 30-44 in the world


    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 108,831,864 tonnes tothe total weight of the world's population

    Cool, I'm a walking tub of lard...

    Ha! If you're a tub of lard, I aspire to be one, too!
  • mikey1976
    mikey1976 Posts: 1,005 Member
    shocking

    not giving all info but it said i was from Croatia
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    BMI = 19
    You have a lower BMI than 92% of females aged 15-29 in your country.
    You have a lower BMI than 72% of females aged 15-29 in the world.
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 53,474,605 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population.
    You're most like someone from Eritrea.

    Doin' aaaaaalright!
  • jenniferstanton
    jenniferstanton Posts: 132 Member
    Lol! Thanks that was fun! I should be from Somalia and my mom is Madagascar and my sister is Moroccan.
  • Going4Lean
    Going4Lean Posts: 1,078 Member
    Your numbers
    Obesity Index
    27bmi

    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National

    Below average
    You have a lower BMI than 60% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 77% of males aged 30-44 in the world


    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 44,148,610 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population
    You're most like someone from Australia*
    * Compared with other males aged 30-44 in AustraliaShare your result
  • jenniferstanton
    jenniferstanton Posts: 132 Member
    Your numbers
    Obesity Index
    32bmi
    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is
    National
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 81% of females aged 15-29 in your country
    Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 99% of females aged 15-29 in the world


    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 95,771,446 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population



    I always thought I was above average...

    Where are you from?
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    BMI: 21

    National
    Below Average
    You have a lower BMI than 86% of females aged 15-29 in your country

    Global
    Below Average
    You have a lower BMI than 56% of females aged 15-29 in the world

    I'm most likely someone from Yemen.
  • R_Bedard
    R_Bedard Posts: 94 Member
    bump
  • AmyP619
    AmyP619 Posts: 1,137 Member
    Bumping for later when I hit my goal! I want to compare my results now with when I'm at goal!

    This was depressing! LOL Tonga was my country
  • heatherloveslifting
    heatherloveslifting Posts: 1,428 Member
    Well, this made me happy: You have a lower BMI than 78% of females aged 30-44 in your country.

    But this made me sad: you have a higher BMI than 54% of females aged 30-44 in the world. And even worse:
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you it would add 8,553,896 tones to the total weight of the world population! !! :sad: Boo.

    And my country is Djibouti, which of course made me feel even more like a fat, lazy, stupid American because I know virtually nothing about it. :/
  • LethalBeauty
    LethalBeauty Posts: 52
    I'm most like someone from Chad :)
    This is fun, thanks for sharing !
  • ilinx
    ilinx Posts: 34
    Interesting!I'm supposed to be from Myamar. :D

    Thanks for sharing!
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    Like someone from Mexico? Well...I do like tacos. :-)
  • oklanoue
    oklanoue Posts: 33
    :tongue:
    Bumping for later when I hit my goal! I want to compare my results now with when I'm at goal!

    This was depressing! LOL Tonga was my country


    Maybe we are neighbors ...mine also said Tonga!
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    i started off in tonga, and now i'm in barbados lol
  • almalaurathomas
    almalaurathomas Posts: 64
    Your numbers
    Obesity Index

    71bmi
    BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 100% of females aged 15-29 in your country Global
    Above average
    You have a higher BMI than 100% of females aged 15-29 in the world


    Did you know?
    If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 568,217,305 tonnes tothe total weight of the world's population You're most like someone from Tonga*

    :cry:
  • uxbridgeheli
    uxbridgeheli Posts: 70
    Below average and most like someone from India!
    Marvellous - I loooove curry!
    H x

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