Afghanistan vs Spain: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Afghanistan
51.1%
in 2024
Spain
50.1%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
123rd
Spain rank
125th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Afghanistan
- Spain
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 51.1% against 50.1% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Spain ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 48.7% | 41.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 52.2% | 38.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 56.6% | 32.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 55.2% | 18.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 51.2% | 3.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Afghanistan or Spain?
- Afghanistan, at 51.1% against 50.1% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Afghanistan and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Spain ranks 125th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.