Egypt vs Greece: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese
Egypt
32.8%
in 2024
Greece
32.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
58th
Greece rank
60th
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese over time
- Egypt
- Greece
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 32.8% against 32.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 58th and Greece ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.3% | 19.7% | 5.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 25.6% | 4.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 32.8% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 35.3% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 33.2% | 0.1% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Greece?
- Egypt, at 32.8% against 32.4% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese between Egypt and Greece?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Greece?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Greece rank globally for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Egypt ranks 58th and Greece ranks 60th 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.