Austria vs Sweden: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Austria
18.3%
in 2024
Sweden
18.7%
in 2024
Austria rank
131st
Sweden rank
130th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.7% against 18.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Austria |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.6% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 18.1% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.7% against 18.3% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Austria ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 130th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.