Greece vs Kuwait: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Greece
16.3%
in 2024
Kuwait
16.6%
in 2024
Greece rank
55th
Kuwait rank
52nd
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Greece
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.6% against 16.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 10.9% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 15.4% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.6% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Greece or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 16.6% against 16.3% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Greece and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kuwait?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Kuwait rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Greece ranks 55th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.