Andorra vs Italy: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Andorra
28.0%
in 2024
Italy
27.8%
in 2024
Andorra rank
89th
Italy rank
91st
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Andorra
- Italy
How they compare
Andorra currently reports 28.0% against 27.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Andorra ranks 89th and Italy ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Andorra | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 25.6% | 6.7% | Italy |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 29.3% | 5.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 33.4% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 32.0% | 2.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.7% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese, Andorra or Italy?
- Andorra, at 28.0% against 27.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Andorra and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Andorra ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Andorra and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Andorra and Italy rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Andorra ranks 89th and Italy ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.