Canada vs Latvia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Canada
58.4%
in 2024
Latvia
58.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
85th
Latvia rank
84th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 58.5% against 58.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Canada ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.9% | 44.9% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 46.3% | 4.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 50.6% | 6.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 55.3% | 3.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 57.9% | 0.6% | Canada |
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), Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 58.5% against 58.4% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Canada and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Canada ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th 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.