Iceland vs Latvia: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Iceland
58.7%
in 2024
Latvia
58.5%
in 2024
Iceland rank
83rd
Latvia rank
84th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 58.7% against 58.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Iceland ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.8% | 44.9% | 7.1% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 46.3% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.6% | 2.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 55.3% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.9% | 0.3% | Iceland |
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), Iceland or Latvia?
- Iceland, at 58.7% against 58.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Iceland ranks 83rd 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.