Latvia vs Norway: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Latvia
58.5%
in 2024
Norway
58.4%
in 2024
Latvia rank
84th
Norway rank
86th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Latvia
- Norway
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 58.5% against 58.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 84th and Norway ranks 86th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.9% | 36.6% | 8.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 43.6% | 2.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 51.3% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 55.8% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.8% | 0.1% | Latvia |
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), Latvia or Norway?
- Latvia, at 58.5% against 58.4% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Latvia and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Norway rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Latvia ranks 84th and Norway ranks 86th 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.