Australia vs Romania: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Australia
64.1%
in 2024
Romania
63.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Romania rank
57th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 64.1% against 63.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th of 198 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.0% | 38.0% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 41.0% | 9.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 47.9% | 10.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 57.1% | 4.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.6% | 1.0% | Australia |
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), Australia or Romania?
- Australia, at 64.1% against 63.8% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Australia and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Australia ranks 54th and Romania ranks 57th 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.